After five months since his cousin Joe Boever's death, Nick Nemec's long wait may be over tomorrow, Arielle Zionts reports in Charging decision in Ravnsborg crash case expected to be announced Thursday:
A prosecutor will announce Thursday morning whether she is filing criminal charges against Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg, who hit and killed a pedestrian with his car more than five months ago.
Emily Sovell, deputy Hyde County state’s attorney, will be announcing the decision, according to Pennington County State's Attorney Mark Vargo.
Vargo, who helped Sovell evaluate the case along with the Beadle and former Minnehaha County state's attorneys, said Sovell has not told him what her decision is and he's not attending the announcement.
Spokespeople for Gov. Kristi Noem and the Department of Public Safety said they were not aware of the upcoming announcement. Noem and DPS Secretary Craig Price previously held their own news conferences during the investigation phase.
Noem and Nick Nemec, cousin of the victim Joe Boever, have been critical of how long the investigation and charging decision have taken. . . .
Read the entire article at the Rapid City Journal.
Related posts:
- Twitter memorials: 5 months ago, South Dakota Attorney General Ravnsborg killed Joe Boever
- Daily Beast: Ravnsborg killed a man. Family members fear Joe Boever has been forgotten
- Sioux Falls Argus Leader: Noem supports using grand jury to speed up Ravnsborg killing probe
- States attorneys looking into killing of Joseph Boever by AG Ravnsborg not talking to Noem
- Rapid City Journal: After 4 months, still no decision on whether AG Ravnsborg will be charged for killing Joseph Boever
- AP: Prosecutors waiting on debris testing in SD Attorney General killing of Joseph Boever
- Governor Kristi Noem takes off her positive pants, given pace of Ravnsborg investigation
- Well, that's illuminating: South Dakota Highway Patrol’s accident report on Boever killing
- South Dakota News Watch: Crash experts question Ravnsborg’s car-deer explanation
- SD News Watch: State's criminal & civil traffic laws favor drivers over pedestrians in collisions
- UPDATED: Joe Boever's tragic death on Hwy 14: news digest about Ravnsborg's fatal accident
Photo: Five months ago today, Joseph Boever, left, was killed while walking on the shoulder of a road, while carrying a light, when a distracted Jason Ravnsborg, right, was distracted while driving and his car drifted onto the shoulder where Boever walking.
If you appreciate Bluestem Prairie, you can mail contributions (payable to Sally Jo Sorensen, 600 Maple Street, Summit SD 57266) or use the paypal button in the upper right hand corner of this post. Those wishing to make a small ongoing monthly contribution should click on the paypal subscription button.
Or you can contribute via this link to paypal; use email [email protected] as recipient.
I'm now on Venmo for those who prefer to use this service: @Sally-Sorensen-6
Comments