Former Centerville Mayor gets life for triple murder

Former lawman sentenced to life for Centerville shooting that killed three

SALEM, S.D. — A former sheriff’s deputy who also served as mayor will spend the rest of his life in prison for shooting three people dead. A Turner county judge on Thursday, May 14, handed Jay Ostrem three consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole. The sentencing comes nearly three months after Ostrem was convicted of three counts of first-degree murder in connection to the 2024 shooting deaths of 26-year-old Paul Frankus, 21-…

Former Centerville Mayor gets life for triple murder

SALEM, S.D. (KELO) -- Jay Ostrem has been sentenced to three counts of life in prison, without parole all to be served consecutively. Earlier Thursday the McCook County Courthouse was packed full of family and friends of Paul Frankus, Zachary Frankus and Timothy Richmond. During the sentencing several impact statements from family were read aloud [...]

Former lawman gets three life sentences for Centerville murders

Former mayor and sheriff’s deputy Jay Ostrem, of Centerville, South Dakota, was charged with murder in connection to a triple-fatal Memorial Day shooting in southeastern South Dakota. (Contributed / Turner County Sheriff’s Office)A former sheriff’s deputy who also served as mayor will spend the rest of his life in prison for shooting three people dead.A Turner county judge on Thursday handed Jay Ostrem three consecutive life sentences without th…