SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A jury found two inmates guilty of assaulting two correctional officers at the South Dakota Penitentiary in 2023.
According to South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley, inmates Lester M. Monroe, 49, was found guilty of Attempted First Degree Murder of a Law Enforcement Officer and Aggravated Assault of a Department of Corrections Employee. Kyle Jones, 31, was found guilty of one count of Simple Assault of a Department of Corrections Employee.
The two were convicted Friday by a Minnehaha Circuit Court Jury after a week-long trial. They will be sentenced at a later date.
