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Judge Issues Warrant For Former US Senate Candidate’s Arrest

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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A judge has issued a warrant for the arrest of a former South Dakota U.S. Senate candidate charged with election law violations because the Black Hawk man failed to appear in court this week.

Circuit Court Judge John Brown issued the warrant after former independent candidate Clayton Walker didn’t appear at a hearing on Wednesday.

Walker faces felony charges for submitting nominating petitions that investigators allege included names of dead people, fictitious people and Hollywood celebrities.

On Wednesday, another former U.S. Senate candidate, Annette Bosworth, also had to appear in court related to election law violations during her 2014 primary campaign. She avoided jail time provided she successfully completes three years of probation.

A phone number for Walker could not be found. His trial is scheduled for later this month.

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