South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announced that the murder trial of Joseph Hoek, who is charged in the 2024 death of Moody County Deputy Sheriff Ken Prorok, is being moved to Pennington County from Moody County due to pre-trial publicity.
At a hearing last week in Flandreau, the Court agreed to a defense motion that the trial be moved from Moody County.
The change of venue was driven by the fact 59-percent of Moody County residents surveyed said they had already formed an opinion about Joseph Hoek’s guilt or innocence…