State apologizes, but can’t explain missing evidence in prison overdose case

State apologizes, but can’t explain missing evidence in prison overdose case

SIOUX FALLS — A prosecutor apologized this week for the state’s failure to preserve evidence in a case involving an overdose death in a state prison. The state of South Dakota wants to convict the inmate charged with providing the drugs, Manarion Fuse, of a crime that could keep him behind bars for the rest of his life. Fuse is accused of giving drugs to Anthony Richards, who died of a drug overdose in February at the South Dakota State Penitent…

State apologizes, but can’t explain missing evidence in prison overdose case

Inmates in the East Hall of the South Dakota State Penitentiary on July 8, 2025. (Courtesy of South Dakota Department of Corrections)SIOUX FALLS — A prosecutor apologized this week for the state’s failure to preserve evidence in a case involving an overdose death in a state prison.  The state of South Dakota wants to convict the inmate charged with providing the drugs, Manarion Fuse, of a crime that could keep him behind bars for the rest of his…

State Apologizes But Can’t Explain Missing Evidence In SD Prison Overdose Case

SIOUX FALLS — A prosecutor apologized this week for the state’s failure to preserve evidence in a case involving an overdose death in a state prison.

State apologizes, but can’t explain missing evidence in prison overdose case

SIOUX FALLS — A prosecutor apologized this week for the state’s failure to preserve evidence in a case involving an overdose death in a state prison. The state of South Dakota wants to convict the inmate charged with providing the drugs, Manarion Fuse, of a crime that could keep him behind bars for the rest of his life. Fuse is accused of giving drugs to Anthony Richards, who died of a drug overdose in February at the South Dakota State Penitent…

State apologizes, but can’t explain missing evidence in prison overdose case

Inmates in the East Hall of the South Dakota State Penitentiary on July 8, 2025. (Courtesy of South Dakota Department of Corrections)A prosecutor apologized this week for the state’s failure to preserve evidence in a case involving an overdose death in a state prison.The state of South Dakota wants to convict the inmate charged with providing the drugs, Manarion Fuse, of a crime that could keep him behind bars for the rest of his life.Fuse is ac…