Clay County Jail
Dakota-Days Number of Arrests Down
With unusually warm temperatures for the 110th Dakota Days, arrests were unusually low compared to previous years. From Thursday evening to Sunday morning, the Vermillion Police Department booked 26 individuals into jail. Most were released within two hours. According to Clay County Sheriff Andy Howe, there were 55 charges against those 26 individuals arrested. Howe […]
Man Arrested on Rape Charges
On Oct. 19, a man was arrested on the counts of both second and fourth degree rape charges by the Clay County Police Department in Vermillion, SD. Gavin Jensen, a 19-year-old, turned himself in to police custody shortly after a warrant was placed on him by the local police department on Oct. 16 in connections […]
Basketball Player Arrested for Second Degree Rape
Updated as of 12/09/2022 at 4:10 p.m. This morning, sophomore men’s basketball player Mihai Carcoana was arrested for second degree rape. Carcoana is being held in the Clay County Jail according to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office. In South Dakota, second degree rape is a Class 1 felony and is defined by South Dakota legislature […]