The South Department of Corrections has announced that Rodney Berget will be executed Monday afternoon for the killing of correctional officer Ron "RJ" Johnson.
The U.S. Supreme Court rules against the second of two men convicted of killing a South Dakota Penitentiary guard. Rodney Berget's execution is pending.
The South Dakota Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence handed down to Rodney Berget for the killing of Corrections Officer Ronald "R.J." Johnson in April 2011.
In an interview on KSOO's Viewpoint University, South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley said that a judge has sentenced Rodney Berget to death again for his part in the death of a prison guard.
PIERRE - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says the South Dakota Supreme Court has denied a request to rehear arguments in the case of a man who helped kill a guard at the State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls.