LINCOLN COUNTY, SD – A 64-year-old man died Saturday morning as a result from injuries he sustained in a one vehicle crash in Lincoln County.
The driver and front seat passenger of the vehicle both suffered serious, non-life-threatening injuries.
The names of the persons involved have not been released pending notification of family members.
The preliminary information released about the incident indicates a 2008 Chevrolet Suburban was traveling southbound on Interstate 29 near mile marker 61 and lost control of the vehicle due to ice-covered driving conditions. The Suburban entered the median where the vehicle rolled. The driver and front seat passenger were transported to a nearby hospital with serious, non-life-threatening injuries. They were wearing seatbelts. The backseat passenger sustained fatal injuries. He was not wearing a seatbelt.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.
SPINK COUNTY, SD – One person died Friday morning resulting from injuries sustained in a one vehicle crash which occurred Thursday evening in Spink County.
A passenger in the vehicle sustained serious, non-life threatening injuries.
The names of the persons involved have not been released pending notification of family members.
The preliminary crash report shows that a 2011 Chevrolet Suburban was traveling westbound on SD 20 when it entered the south ditch and struck an approach in the ditch. The driver was flown to a hospital in Sioux Falls for medical treatment but passed away on Friday morning.
The driver and passenger were not wearing seatbelts.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.
ABERDEEN, SD – 57-year-old Jay Adams Jr., of Sisseton, has pleaded guilty to Voluntary Manslaughter of a minor victim in a case that stems back to 1992 thanks to new evidence that implicated Adams in the death.
A release from the United State’s Attorney’s office states the case is part of the Department of Justice’s newly created Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Regional Outreach Program, “which aims to aid in the prevention and response to missing or murdered Indigenous people through the resolution of MMIP cases and communication, coordination, and collaboration with federal, Tribal, state, and local partners.”
On November 20, 2023, Adams pleaded guilty to a Superseding Information that charged him with Voluntary Manslaughter.
A presentence investigation was ordered, and a sentencing date was set for June 3, 2024, in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Adams was ordered to self-surrender to U.S. Marshal’s custody by 2:00 p.m. on December 11, 2023
In 1992, in Roberts County, Adams killed a minor victim in the heat of passion by inflicting fatal blunt-force trauma to her head. Adams has signed documents admitting he used violent force to inflict the injury upon the victim in the early morning hours of September 4, 1992. Adams did not seek medical attention for the victim and, later the same day, discovered she had died. Adams feigned ignorance as to the cause of the victim’s injury. Earlier this year, new evidence came to light that implicated Adams in the death of the victim.
“Cold cases are not closed cases in the U.S. Attorney’s Office,” said Alison J. Ramsdell, U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota. “As this tragic case demonstrates, no matter how long it takes, we remain committed to working alongside our law enforcement partners to bring the perpetrators of these heinous crimes to justice. It is our hope that this work offers some measure of closure to victims’ families and helps honor the sacred memory of missing and murdered Indigenous persons.”
The U.S. Attorney’s Office prosecuted this matter because the Major Crimes Act, a federal statute, mandates that certain violent crimes alleged in Indian Country be prosecuted in Federal court instead of State court.
The Department views this work as a priority for its law enforcement components. Through the MMIP Regional Outreach Program, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify MMIP cases and issues in Tribal communities and develop comprehensive solutions to address them.
This prosecution upholds the Department’s mission to the unwavering pursuit of justice on behalf of victims and their families despite the passage of time.
The Sisseton-Wahpeton Tribal Police Department and the FBI conducted the investigation. MMIP Assistant U.S. Attorney is prosecuting the Great Plains Region Troy R. Morley case.
