Letcher man accused of stealing family’s truck, forging checks in multi-county crime spree

Letcher man accused of stealing family’s truck, forging checks in multi-county crime spree

LETCHER, S.D. — A Letcher man is facing multiple felony charges in Sanborn County after allegedly stealing a family member's truck, forging checks and burglarizing homes of his family. Demetrius Van Walleghen, 26, was arrested in Mitchell on July 14 following a series of alleged crimes that began earlier that week. On July 11, a man reported that a 2011 Dodge Ram was stolen from a garage on the family farm. The garage door was found open, and it…