RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - Bond has been set at $1 million cash for a man accused of escaping from custody in South Dakota and killing a retired teacher in Rapid City.
Andrew Eastman is charged with first-degree murder in the death of 64-year-old Larry Mintzlaff. Authorities say Eastman escaped from an inmate job site in Rapid City on June 2 using a city-owned pickup, then went over to Mintzlaff’s house, where the man was found dead on June 6.
Eastman was arrested in Albuquerque, New Mexico June 9 and brought back to South Dakota Tuesday.
The Rapid City Journal (https://bit.ly/2rRFmcm ) says a magistrate judge in Pennington County granted prosecutors’ request for the $1 million bond Wednesday.
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Information from: Rapid City Journal, https://www.rapidcityjournal.com
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