Sentenced on Jan. 3, 1989, to 10 years in prison for raping a 23-year-old woman between Freeman and Canistota on June 26, 1988. He was released on Jan. 9, 1995. On April 9, 1997, he pleaded guilty to aggravated assault against his wife for an incident on
Fred W. Briscoe
No account Check
3 years
Stanley
July 24, 1986
October 22, 1986
South Dakota Penitentiary
S.D.
There is no record of Briscoe after he left the South Dakota Penitentiary in 1986.
Billy J. Christopherson
Third-degree burglary
3 years
Grant
March 22, 1985
October 21, 1986
Fairfax
Minn.
No contact was made with Christopherson.
Daniel Leroy Cooper
Forgery
8 years; 6 months suspended
Codington
July 29, 1983
October 22, 1986
Sisseton
S.D.
Currently living in Sisseton with his wife. Convicted for several alcohol-related offenses in California, Minnestota and South Dakota. His last prison stint was about 15 years ago for armed robbery.
Delmar Loranzo Crow
Grand theft
2 years
Lake
July 17, 1986
October 22, 1986
Ponchatoula
La.
After leaving prison, he taught beadmaking in St. Paul schools, worked for the homeless in New Orleans and now does clerical work for a lawyer in Louisiana.
Romeo/Romero/Troy Whitley Eagle Horse
Kidnapping, armed robbery
20 years; 10 years suspended
Hughes
January 23, 1976
October 21, 1986
Mpls
Minn.
Died in 2007 while living in Minneapolis. Was found guilty of driving while intoxicated in Minnehaha County in 1993 and probationed with no jail time.
Russell L Elk Boy
First-degree burglary
9 years, 11 months
Pennington
September 18, 1980
October 21, 1986
South Dakota Penitentiary
S.D.
No records were found on Elk Boy following his release.
David A. Gilcrease
Third-degree burglary
5 years; 18 months suspeneded
Grant
December 5, 1984
October 21, 1986
Beavercreek
Ore.
Gilcrease was a lock-picker who traveled around breaking into vending machines to feed his drug habit. After his release he returned to Oregon and was arrested again. He then turned to Narcotics Anonymous and turned his life around. Today, heÕs married wi
James A Gladue
Second-degree burglary
30 months
Lawrence
September 17, 1985
October 22, 1986
Grand Forks
N.D.
Last known address was to a self-storage facility in Grand Forks. He was indicted by a federal grand jury in North Dakota in 1993 for distributing marijuana. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three years probation. He later violated the terms of his
John Renaul Gonzales, Couch
Habitual insufficient funds checks
5 years
Pennington
September 10, 1985
October 22, 1986
Toledo
Ohio
Records in Ohio show arrests and one conviction for passing bad checks in 1991 and 1992 in Toledo. Records also show multiple instances of failing to appear for court appearances and an active bench warrant for his arrest.
Ellis D. Howard
No account check
3 years
Pennington
December 30, 1985
October 21, 1986
Sioux Falls
S.D.
Howard recently returned to Sioux Falls from Kansas City to be near his children.
Garry W. Hyder
Second-degree burglary and possession of burglary tools
5 years
Codington
December 18, 1984
October 21, 1986
South Dakota Penitentiary
S.D.
No records were found on Hyder following his release.
David B Kinstler
Escape
3 years, 6 months
Yankton
October 11, 1982
October 21, 1986
Independence
Mo.
Returned to Missouri and became a carpenter. Largely stayed out of trouble. Raised two adult children and has a four-year-old. Has not returned to South Dakota.
Charles Koerber
Grand theft
6 years
Minnehaha
October 18, 1984
October 21, 1986
Unknown
Appears to be a transient. Last jailed in 2007 in Whatcom County, Wash., for trespassing and 4th-degree assault charges.
Edward F Kraus
Third-degree burglary
10 years; 3 years suspended
Yankton
August 3, 1985
October 22, 1986
South Dakota Penitentiary
S.D.
No records were found on Kraus following his release.
Gregory F Kuntz
Driving while intoxicated
2 years
Perkins
June 13, 1986
October 21, 1986
Dickinson
N.D.
No contact was made with Kuntz.
Sheryl Lashwood
Forgery
3 years; 1 year suspended
Beadle
November 19, 1984
October 21, 1986
Lawrence
Kan.
Went home to Lawrence, Kan., after her release. Worked odd jobs until becoming disabled. Now looks after her grandchildren.
Michael L. London
Grand theft
4 years; 2 years suspended
Beadle
June 29, 1985
October 21, 1986
Sioux Falls
S.D.
No contact was made with London.
James F. McArthur
Forgery
3 years
Spink
September 25, 1985
October 22, 1986
Dickinson
N.D.
No contact was made with McArthur.
James E. Olson
Grand theft
4 years
Fall River
May 25, 1986
October 21, 1986
Gillette
Wyo.
No contact was made with Olson.
Joseph A. Pacella
Controlled substance, receiving stolen property
8 years; 3 years suspended
Pennington
August 20, 1985
October 21, 1986
St. Louis
Mo.
Pacella sentenced to 15 years in 1995 on a federal charge of possessing a firearm after a felony conviction. He currently is under supervised release with a community corrections agency in St. Louis. He is scheduled to be released in June. Prior to that,
Garnett A. Patterson
Grand theft
8 years
Butte
March 26, 1985
October 22, 1986
Hustonville
Ky.
Patterson has had some minor scrapes with the law after returning to Kentucky and working first for Bell South, then as a truck driver. He received a suspended prison sentence in February 2007 on a charge of obscuring the identity of a machine over $300.
Elijah L Pellum
Grand theft
10 years
Hughes
March 29, 1984
October 22, 1986
Parchman
Miss.
Pellum is serving a three-year sentence in the Mississippi State Prison in Parchman, Miss., for stealing a van from a church. He is scheduled to be released later this year. Prior to that, Pellum spent almost 30 months in prison in Nevada for stealing a v
Mark David Sheehy
psc/burg. 3rd/rb
12 years, 6 months
Minnehaha
June 30, 1981
October 22, 1986
Malone
Fla.
Sheehy is serving 30 years in Florida after attempting to rob two pharmacies in 2000. He is not scheduled for release until 2030. Prior to that, he served almost seven years in prison in Florida during the 1990s on a robbery charge involving a deadly weap
Steven L Sloan
Grand theft
2 years
Brown or Bennett
December 20, 1984
October 22, 1986
Boscawen
N.H.
Sloan was sentenced to two years in prison for grand theft and two years for burglary in 1991 in Montana. In 1985, he was one of two plaintiffs to file a civil rights act violation against prison officials in South Dakota.
Robert Stivers
First-degree rape
10 years
Brown or Bennett
November 25, 1983
October 22, 1986
Louisvile
Ky.
Stivers has a sexual predator history and was last convicted of sodomy of a 13-year-old boy in 2004 in Kentucky. Stivers pleaded guilty, but later appealed the conviction for Òineffectiveness of counsel.Ó
William E. Stotts
Forgery
5 years
Pennington
August 25, 1983
October 22, 1986
Waterford
Mich.
Died in 1987 in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Aaron Boyd Waller
Third-degree burglary, damage to property
10 years
Minnehaha
October 20, 1982
October 22, 1986
Faribault
Minn.
Waller has several driving under the influence and other convictions in Minnesota. Currently serving a three-year sentence for DUI. Family says he worked for a contractor rebuilding paper mills. He planned to head for work in Florida when he got picked up
Dale J Webber
Damage to property
4 years
Hughes
July 10, 1986
October 22, 1986
El Cajon
Calif.
No contact was made with Webber.
Kenneth A Willis
Rape and grand theft
15 years, 5 months
Minnehaha, Lake
June 21, 1984
October 22, 1986
Charlotte
N.C.
Willis was sentenced in 2007 to four years in prison for burglary in Columbus, Ga.
