PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — A man who admits lying to Nebraska officials in January about the price of a vehicle he purchased won’t be allowed to become a law enforcement officer in South Dakota.
The decision to deny certification eligibility for Ryken Ishman came Tuesday during the South Dakota Law Enforcement Standards and Training Commission meeting in Deadwood.
The 21-year-old Ishman filed false information in Nebraska stating that he paid $500 for a vehicle when the actual purchase price was $10,000. He could have been charged with a felony crime had his action occurred in South Dakota.
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Pierre Police Chief Jason Jones told the South Dakota Commission on Tuesday that Ishman made a good impression during an interview and that he wanted to hire Ishman as a law enforcement officer. The Pierre City Commission approved the hiring at its March 25 meeting…