Former mayor of South Dakota town charged with triple killing

A former small-town mayor charged with murder after a triple killing last week reportedly became upset before the deadly shooting because his wife told him that she had been assaulted by a neighbor.

The details on the alleged apparent motive in the case came amid the most recent update on the shooting deaths that occurred the night of 27 May in the small town of Centerville, South Dakota, about 40 minutes outside of Sioux Falls, NBC News reported, citing court documents.

Jay Ostrem, 64, was later arrested and charged with three counts of first-degree murder, according to a press release from South Dakota’s attorney general, Marty Jackley. Ostrem remained in custody on Tuesday in lieu of $1m bail at the Minnehaha county jail.

Local police say that Ostrem’s wife told Ostrem one of their neighbors, Paul Frankus, had forcibly kissed her and exposed himself on 23 May, days before the triple killing.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/04/south-dakota-mayor-triple-homicide

Lawless place...but look at their goobernater. I guess they take their cues from her.