A state prison offender serving time for crimes in Hughes, Stanley, Sully, Pennington and Minnehaha counties has died.
According to the South Dakota Department of Corrections, 33 year old Travis Long Foxwas found unresponsive in his cell at the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls on Tuesday (Nov. 4, 2025). He was transported to a local hospital where he passed away on Friday (Nov. 7). An autopsy has been ordered.
Long Fox was serving sentences for receiving/transferring a stolen vehicle from Pennington County, grand theft from Hughes County, intentional damage to property and third-degree burglary from Stanley County, second-degree burglary from Sully County, and possession of a controlled substance from Minnehaha County.
Attorney General Marty Jackley says the Division of Criminal Investigation, with the Department of Corrections Office of the Inspector General, is actively investing the death of Long Fox. Jackley says he will announce criminal charges, if warranted, at the appropriate time.
DCI has investigated the deaths of five prison inmates since February 2025. Manarion Fuse and Melibu Ross are scheduled to stand trial in January, 2026 for distribution of controlled substances that led to the deaths of two different inmates. The deaths of the other two inmates remain under investigation.
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