Brother accused of fatally strangling sister in South Dakota

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota man accused of killing his sister by strangulation is being held on $100,000 cash bond. Twenty-eight-year-old Nicklaus Houchin is charged with first-degree manslaughter in Thursday’s (Sept. 22, 2022) death of 31-year-old Danielle Houchin of Rapid City. Police say the brother and sister were in a vehicle with several others when the siblings got into a physical fight. Rapid City Police Department spokesman Brendyn Medina said the altercation occurred inside the vehicle where the woman was strangled. According to authorities, the group drove to the Rushmore Crossing shopping center before calling 911.