Pennington County State's Attorney Vargo to help with AG Ravnsborg case (ran over pedestrian)
The Pennington, Minnehaha and Beadle county states attorneys will help a local prosecutor evaluate evidence and explore possible charges against Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg after he hit and killed a man with his car near Highmore.
Emily Sovell, deputy Hyde County states attorney, will ultimately decide whether or not to press charges, Pennington County States Attorney Mark Vargo said Monday.
Shes asked us to come assist her in the evaluation of the case, Vargo said. Just like I would on any case, Im trying to evaluate the evidence, hold it up in light of these statutes, and see where were at."
Vargo said his office often brings together multiple attorneys to help evaluate a case.
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