SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – A press conference this week meant to explain an officer-involved shooting quickly turned into a sharp warning about South Dakota’s parole system.
Top law enforcement leaders didn’t hold back, signaling to lawmakers that the system is failing Sioux Falls and putting public safety at risk.
The Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office announced that Rapid City natives Darren Richards and Loretta Bettelyoun are the two individuals involved in the shooting of a police officer. Both are parolees, and on Wednesday, Dakota News Now spoke with a few lawmakers about whether the state has addressed the issue effectively…