$1 million bail for South Dakota man charged in 2013 death
July 19, 2021 GMT
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) A judge set bond at $1 million for a South Dakota man charged Monday with killing a woman whose decomposed body was found in the Black Hills in 2013.
Richard Melvin Schmitz, 53, was arrested at his home near Hill City without incident Friday morning for the death of 38-year-old Meshell Will, of Custer. Schmitz is charged with second degree murder.
Originally from Wisconsin, Will had been in South Dakota for about six months. She went missing in August 2013.
Judge Scott Bogue cited Schmitz’s extensive criminal history as a factor for the high bail. His brushes with the law date back to the 1980s and includes grand theft and burglary, along with aggravated assault. Schmitz’s defense attorney had asked for “a reasonable bond,” the Rapid City Journal reported.
Man accused in 2013 death of South Dakota woman with Wisconsin ties
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Man accused in 2013 death of South Dakota woman
July 17, 2021 GMT
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) A South Dakota man is accused in the death of Custer woman, whose decomposed body was found in the Black Hills in 2013.
The Rapid City Journal reports Richard Melvin Schmitz, 53, was arrested at his home near Hill City without incident Friday morning.
Schmitz will make his initial court appearance Monday on a second-degree murder charge.
Meshell Will, 38, was last seen alive in Keystone on Aug. 24, 2013. Originally from Wisconsin, she had been in Custer for about six months, authorities said.
Someone taking photos along Iron Mountain Road near Mount Rushmore discovered the body about a week after she went missing.