Thread by @Ajzionts

BREAKING:Ravnsborg released a statement at 10:07 p.m. his time w/ lots of details. Biggest things: He says both he+the sheriff missed the victim's body when they searched the area. Then the sheriff let him drive his car home. Then he returned+discovered the body. Keep reading 1/x

The statement has the AG's Office letterhead on it but it came through his campaign email, not his work email to the media. The office's spokesman told me he has no idea about this letter. Story coming. 2/x

Again, a sheriff and the top law enforcement official (whose jobs it is to investigate crimes) say they missed an injured man when they searched at night. 3/x

Ravnsborg said he didn't call 911 after he found the dead body. He drove to the sheriff's house to personally tell him.

The top law enforcement official in SD left a dead man by the side of the road (he had been there since the night before) instead of calling 911.

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Ravnsborg said he drove to the sheriff's house "to report the discovery."

The discovery being a dead man he hit the night before.

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Ravnsborg said he didn’t drink at all and has been cooperating 100% with the investigation.

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The spokesman for the AG's Office, who previously answered questions about the incident, said he's no longer speaking about it b/c it would be inappropriate to do so since this happened on Ravnsborg's personal, not govt., time. The AG is now using his friend as a spokesman. 7/x

My question for the sheriff is if he searched the area with a flashlight. Also was it within government ethics for the AG to have his chief of staff/spokesman drive back with him on Sunday for a non-work related incident?

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Also are there any rules for what you do when you find a dead body? What does it mean that he drove to the sheriff's house instead of calling 911?

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I hope to answer the questions in the two previous tweets tomorrow. 10/x

Here's the story with Ravnsborg's full statement:

rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/rav…

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