I was at the courthouse bright and early this AM pulling some documents from the Clerk of Courts that I need for another story, so I took the opportunity to pull some of the court documents in the ongoing Shad Olson assault case. And it took me down an unexpected rabbit hole, as I discovered who paid $5000 cash to get Olson, accused of strangling his live-in girlfriend, out of jail where he had been lingering for the past couple of weeks.
His bail was paid by former District 34 Legislative hopeful Jodie Frye-Byington, the twin sister of controversial current District 30 State Senator Julie Frye-Mueller.
In case you’d like to look at some of the case documents for yourself, Shad submitted paperwork to have himself declared as “indigent and financially unable to obtain counsel.” And he sat in jail for a long darn time, unable to make bail. Until Jodie Frye came into the Sheriff’s office with a bag of cash (Starting page 3):
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In case I have to remind you of the accusations against Shad, Here’s an excerpt – and a brief one at that – from the affidavit of probable cause:
His live-in of eight years had to flee the house they shared, shoeless in February, because she was (allegedly) lifted by the throat and in fear for her life. And there’s a lot more in the filing. This is the person that former legislative candidate Jodie Frye laid $5000 cash on the counter for to get him out of jail.
I have to say that I’m kind of shocked.. and I’m not being sarcastic or facetious… I’m shocked that any adult woman would take money out of her pocket to put a man like that back on the streets.
There’s at least one reason that we can cite why Jodie wasn’t successful in running for the legislature in 2022. She definitely exhibits poor judgement.
Unbelievable.
Horrifying! I’d want to stay well clear of these two. Would Shad be wearing an ankle monitor?
If Mr. Olson is wearing an ankle monitor he would fit right in being a pot petitioner where he could earn some cash to pay for his legal fees and pay back the bail money.
Amazing what that little (R) beside your name can buy you in the state of South Dakota!
Shad is Constitution party, and I don’t believe he’s ever been Republican.
reasons for a woman to get a man put of jail:
She needs him to pay her child support
She needs him for manual labor she can’t do herself
He’s a musician in a band or a member of an athletic team and the other members are counting on him
that’s all I can think of for now
Crazy finds each other and it runs deep.
The Golf Course Road pays $5,000 to put him on the street but the county can pay his lawyer fees.
The address he has listed on the paper work was purchased a year ago for 1.5 million. Assuming that it isn’t the victims property, I think that plainly negates the fact that he cannot afford an attorney. Make him pay for his own lawyer and find him an 8×8 concrete room to share.
Why would you assume the victim isn’t the property owner? You might be wrong about that one. Totally agree with you on him having to pay for his own lawyer, though.
I should not necessarily assume that but I would think that listing that address would mean that he is going there, and the court wouldn’t allow that if it was her property. Im not a lawyer so I’m not up to speed on all of it, just what I saw.
His girl friend owns the house and he has a resraining order.
Anyone who has dealt with this guy knows he was a control freak with his ex. Calling him a Republican is a slap in the face to anyone that truly is. His ego is over the top. The clothes he parades around in cost more than his bail! I don’t know why anyone would feel sorry for this egotistical, nasty man.