Attorney General Jackley Announces Rapid City Man Charged For Threats Made Toward Governor
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Rapid City man has been arrested on state charges for threatening Gov. Larry Rhoden.
Hudson Wheeler, 28, was arrested Monday and charged with one felony count of Threatening or Intimidating a Person Holding Statewide Office. An investigation led by the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) indicated that Wheeler made the telephone calls to the Governor’s Office where he threatened the Governor.
“Disagreement regarding government action or inaction is our right, however threats of any kind against public officials should not be tolerated,” said Attorney General Jackley. “Public officials have a right to safety while conducting their official duties.”
Wheeler made first court appearance Tuesday in Pennington County Circuit Court and is being held on a $25,000 cash only bond. He faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. The next court appearance is Feb. 19, 2025. He is presumed innocent under the U.S. Constitution.
Other agencies involved in the investigation are the South Dakota Fusion Center, South Dakota Highway Patrol, and Rapid City Police Department.
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Does that mean he gets a job at Dakota Scout now? That seems to be how they got their last hire…
grudznick heard there was a proposed law bill to name the street behind the Capitol building after Larry Rhoden, but it was immediately withdrawn, because nobody crosses Larry Rhoden and lives.
This young fellow would have been lucky to get off with a good gut-punching had he met the Governor, but the Rhoden Rhangers, who are no doubt on patrol in Pierre, would probably not be so kind.
That is absolutely the quote of the day.