South Dakota Man Charged With Murder for Allegedly Running Down Chief Deputy During Police Chase

South Dakota Man Charged With Murder for Allegedly Running Down Chief Deputy During Police Chase
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley leaves the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on April 17, 2018. Andrew Harnik/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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South Dakota prosecutors charged a Sioux Falls man on Monday with first-degree murder and aggravated eluding in the death of a deputy who was struck while putting out spikes during a police chase.

Joseph Gene Hoek, 40, was ordered held without bail at his first court appearance in the death of Moody County Chief Deputy Ken Prorok, 51, of Wentworth, who died during the pursuit on Friday.