MARCH 15, 2024:
A 30 year old man from Pierre has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for assaulting and threatening correctional officers at the Hughes County Jail.
Isaiah V. Rouse was sentenced Friday (March 15, 2024) in Hughes County Circuit. He was convicted by a Hughes County jury in October 2023 on three counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and one count of threatening a law enforcement officer or family. The incidents occurred on January 13, 2023, and February 25, 2023, in the Hughes County Jail and involved four different correctional officers.
“This is another example of the dangers our law enforcement officers and correctional officers face on a daily basis,” said South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley. “I appreciate the work of law enforcement and prosecutors in bringing justice to this case.”
The case was investigated by the Hughes County Sheriff’s Office. Jessica LaMie, who was the Hughes County State’s Attorney before she joined the South Dakota Attorney General’s Office, prosecuted the case along with the Hughes County State’s Attorney’s Office.
OCTOBER 27, 2024:
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Pierre man was convicted Thursday (Oct. 26, 2023) by a Hughes County jury for assaulting and threatening correctional officers at the Hughes County Jail.
Isaiah V. Rouse, 30, was convicted of three counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and one count of threatening a law enforcement officer or family. The charges occurred on January 13, 2023 and February 25, 2023 in the Hughes County Jail and involved four different correctional officers.
A sentencing date has not been scheduled. Rouse faces a maximum sentence of 75 years in prison and one year in the county jail. Rouse also has been charged with being a habitual offender and if found guilty on that charge, it would increase his maximum sentence to 150 years in prison and one year in the county jail.
The case was prosecuted by Jessica LaMie, who was the Hughes County State’s Attorney before she joined the South Dakota Attorney General’s Office.
“I appreciate Jessica’s efforts in continuing to prosecute this case first as State’s Attorney and then after joining our office,” said Jackley. “This case is another example of the dangers our law enforcement officers face while they protect our communities and citizens.”
The case was investigated by the Hughes County Sheriff’s Office.
Prosecution was handled by the Attorney General’s Office and the Hughes County State’s Attorney’s Office.
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