SPM NEWS 2.22.21 - 5:04PM
South Dakota lawmakers are considering impeaching the state s attorney general as he faces misdemeanor charges for striking and killing a man with his car.
Jason Ravnsborg, the state s top law enforcement officer, has said he will not step down before he gets a hearing in front of a judge.
Prosecutors have charged the Republican attorney general with three misdemeanors but no felonies in the September death of 55-year-old Joseph Boever. Republican Rep. Tim Goodwin says Ravnsborg should resign and that lawmakers are considering impeachment if he doesn t.
Gov. Kristi Noem would get to appoint a replacement if Ravnsborg, a native of Cherokee, is convicted of impeachment or resigns.
South Dakota governor calls for AG s resignation following charges
Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg was charged with three misdemeanors stemming from a fatal crash in September.
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Days after South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg was charged in a crash that killed a 55-year-old man, the governor and others are calling on him to resign.
In a tweet on Tuesday, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, a Republican, said she believes Ravnsborg, also a Republican, should resign.
She added the state will release additional materials related to the investigation into the September crash that killed Joseph Boever.
House Majority Whip Tim Goodwin, R-Rapid City, has also said he thinks Ravnsborg should resign, but notes lawmakers could force him out of office through impeachment, the Argus Leader reports.
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