Obstruction charge dismissed against man who defied Mitchell school mask mandate
State’s Attorney Jim Miskimins agreed on Thursday to dismiss the obstruction charge that Reed Bender, 40, was facing.
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State’s Attorney Jim Miskimins agreed on Thursday to dismiss the obstruction charge that Reed Bender, 40, was facing.
As part of the motion, he referenced an article that was published in the Mitchell Republic newspaper that delved into the costs of having two jury trials as example of the media coverage that he alleges could “influence potential jurors” in the upcoming trial.
Davison County State's Attorney Jim Miskimins declined comment on the case Tuesday.
Topic has been source of controversy since arrival of pandemic
As the second trial approaches, the cost of having both trials could hover around $5,000 to $6,000, depending on the length of the January 2022 retrial.