Suspect indicted in killing of Minnehaha deputy

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO)– The suspect in a shooting that led to the death of a Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Deputy has been indicted on first and second-degree murder charges.

Brandon John Oetken, 39, the man accused of killing Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Deputy Katherine Frank, has now been indicted on the following charges:

  • One count of first-degree murder of a law enforcement officer
  • One count of second-degree murder of a law enforcement officer
  • Two counts of attempted first-degree murder of a law enforcement officer
  • Seven counts of aggravated assault against a law enforcement officer

Frank and the other deputies were at Oetken’s residence in western Sioux Falls to serve a mental illness hold on him, according to court documents…

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