GUILTY SD - Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg, involved in fatal car hit and run, Sioux Falls, Sept 2020 *plea *Impeached*

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National Alliance on Mental Illness | Health Organization

I sent an email using Contact Us, to make sure they know what their own AG has to say about marginalized people.

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Response very early this morning:

Thank you for your email, Laughing. We will be responding to this.

Wendy Giebink
Executive Director
NAMI South Dakota

So Ravnsborg managed to get his hands on the accident victim's medical records???

Something is rotten in Denmark....

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Response very early this morning:

Thank you for your email, Laughing. We will be responding to this.

Wendy Giebink
Executive Director
NAMI South Dakota

So Ravnsborg managed to get his hands on the accident victim's medical records???

Something is rotten in Denmark....

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I received the same return email. Apparently, the victim's cousin came forward and offered this information.
Attorney for S.D. attorney general: Victim struck on shoulder of road may’ve initiated collision – Twin Cities

Now, this is beyond absolutely outrageous, a judge has approved the defense can have the victim's medical and psychiatric records!!

Jason Ravnsborg: Joe Boever's family disputes AG's suicide claims

See my previous post, about the fact that this case should be done by an appointed impartial Judge from somewhere else? Doubling down on that post.

 

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I received the same return email. Apparently, the victim's cousin came forward and offered this information.
Attorney for S.D. attorney general: Victim struck on shoulder of road may’ve initiated collision – Twin Cities

Now, this is beyond absolutely outrageous, a judge has approved the defense can have the victim's medical and psychiatric records!!

Jason Ravnsborg: Joe Boever's family disputes AG's suicide claims

See my previous post, about the fact that this case should be done by an appointed impartial Judge from somewhere else? Doubling down on that post.

Agreed. Doesn't fit any definition of justice.

Weaponizing a divorce, weaponizing privileged health information, there's a new low every day!

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[JerseyGirl]

Judge grants Ravnsborg defense motion on victim’s medical and psychological records; Trial to start at end of August

Judge Brown said Ravnsborg’s due-process rights and his right to a fair trial supported granting the motion.

The judge showed no interest in pushing back the trial, which is set for August 26-27. “I anticipate we will go ahead with the trial as scheduled,” the judge said.

 

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The victim's family needs to get this out to the national media not just local media - ASAP. The family's lawyer needs to get this on the national radar.

It appears that local law enforcement/legal system in SD may be compromised/biased.

 

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Barnabas Nemec: Joe Boever committed suicide — but Attorney General Ravnsborg knew exactly what happened — The South Dakota Standard

From the out-of-touch, out-of-state Nemec brother: "While [Barnabas Nemec] does believe Boever willfully killed himself, he also thinks Ravnsborg knew exactly what happened that night along U.S. Highway 14 just west of Highmore."

Thus...

"'I believe the AG has been lying about it from the start, going so far as to let the public believe he carelessly drove off the road and hit Joe,” Barnabas Nemec wrote.'"

 

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Barnabas Nemec: Joe Boever committed suicide — but Attorney General Ravnsborg knew exactly what happened — The South Dakota Standard

From the out-of-touch, out-of-state Nemec brother: "While [Barnabas Nemec] does believe Boever willfully killed himself, he also thinks Ravnsborg knew exactly what happened that night along U.S. Highway 14 just west of Highmore."

Thus...

"'I believe the AG has been lying about it from the start, going so far as to let the public believe he carelessly drove off the road and hit Joe,” Barnabas Nemec wrote.'"

What the…?!? Is the brother suggesting that Ravnsborg is just trying to “protect” the reputation of the deceased man or spare his family the pain of knowing he killed himself? I can’t help but wonder whether this brother is on Ravnsborg’s payroll or if he is actually that deluded.

 

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What the…?!?

Yes, I was confused by this article, as well. It seems that this cousin believes Boever wanted to commit suicide and that this same cousin thinks Ravnsborg, because he's a lawyer, knew exactly what he was doing to try to avoid manslaughter charges.

There's still time for the family to hire someone to get this out to the national media. I realize some will find this distasteful, but... the deck seems stacked against the family.

 

[Bodhi]

Ravnsborg knew he did not hit a deer, in my opinion. He's facing only misdemeanor charges because the sheriff gave him deferential treatment at the scene.

The victim's eyeglasses were in the passenger compartment. The investigators from North Dakota said Joe Boever's head came through the windshield. The death occurred because Ravnsborg was driving on the 10-11 foot wide shoulder when he struck him. He was reading salicious conspiracy articles about Joe Biden on his phone as he struck the victim. The victim was carrying a flashlight and walking by the grass edge of the shoulder when he was killed.

The sheriff should face consequences for not investigating at the scene--the victim's body was easily visible according to the investigators and his flashlight was still on the next afternoon.

In my opinion, Ravnsborg finding the body the next day indicates he knew he hit a person.

 

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Posted in Ahmaud Arbery's thread, but I like this attorney & wonder if he would dare travel to South Dakota:

"The only reason to put such evidence before the jury is to suggest that Mr. Arbery got what he deserved since he was mentally ill," prosecutors argue in a 73-page filing this week. "A crime is no less punishable if committed against a person with mental health illness than if it were perpetrated against a person with no mental health illness."

Ahmaud Arbery’s mental state not relevant, prosecutors say | firstcoastnews.com

https://www.glynncounty.org/DocumentCenter/View/71575/1142-States-Response

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PA candidate for governor reportedly drove “several” miles with a motorcycle wedged in his car’s grill. Construction workers on side of highway watched “in disbelief.” 30yr old motorcyclist died.
Candidate for Governor Investigated in Fatal Accident; Says He Didn't Cause It

 

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PA candidate for governor reportedly drove “several” miles with a motorcycle wedged in his car’s grill. Construction workers on side of highway watched “in disbelief.” 30yr old motorcyclist died.
Candidate for Governor Investigated in Fatal Accident; Says He Didn't Cause It

Joe Paterno’s son-in-law charged in crash that killed Pennsylvania man - News Break

PA - John David King, Amish man killed in hit and run, Millheim, 17 April 2020

What's going on in Pennsylvania???

 

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Whoa and now this:

The Tokyo Olympian Who Ran a Man Over and Left Him for Dead

What is wrong with the world today?

 

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Bender: The smoke's coming out of South Dakota | The Dickinson Press

"... that stench is coming from a South Dakota smokescreen where Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg is employing the oldest courtroom tactic in the book. Blame the victim."

 

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As we wait for the August 26 trial date of Jason Ravnsborg, I thought it might be useful to re-visit JR's interrogation videos and highlight those moments that seem odd, those brief moments when it seemed like JR knew exactly what he hit.

I'll make some posts on the interviews. It may take me some time. I welcome comments on my observations. The first interview is here:

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I time stamped the moments I found "odd."

 

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Interview 1

First 5:00 minutes:
I know the investigators have to state that he is free to walk out if he wants to but… JR is an attorney general and I’m sure he knows that.

14:32: “Quite frankly, wham! I hit, you know --- the incident happened.”

Distancing language: He started saying “I hit –” but then quickly “corrected” himself. When he gets a sentence out of his mouth, it’s not “I hit something” or even “something hit me” but “the incident.”

Why “quite frankly”? Usually because… the following words are not frank or honest.

15:01: “I believe my phone will show 10:24, when I called.”
Yes, I’m sure your phone will show that very precise time.

15:12: “If I can demonstrate… I’m looking back towards Highmore…”

I think this moment is odd. JR is going into great detail about “looking back towards Highmore.” It seems like it’s very important for him to let the investigators know that he’s looking “back towards Highmore” and looking at “the sign for Highmore.” There is a similar emphasis on “looking back towards Highmore” in the second interview. Maybe someone who has been to the crime scene could explain why this is so significant? It’s also curious because, in the 2nd interview we’ll learn that while he was “looking towards Highmore,” he should have seen either Boever’s body or Boever’s flashlight. But he claims he didn’t see either.

16:48: “I then go to the front of my vehicle and I snap one picture.”

Why does he say “one picture” and not simply “a picture”? I would love to see this picture.

 

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18:00: “… and I believe I was on the road the whole time.”

It’s important for JR’s defense that people believe he was in the middle of the road (like a standard driver) and not on the shoulder.

22:30: “… I thought that was the only right thing to do, the guy loaned me his vehicle, I’m gonna fill it up, at least…”

Actually, no, Mr. Ravnsborg, that was not the “only” right thing to do.

22:36: “… and I talked with Tim, ‘We need to look’… I never looked on the other side of the road… when I looked. I looked on the right north side but I never looked on the left, south side… I want to see if the deer made it, or what happened…”

23:53: “I initially thought I saw, it looked like a fawn or a deer in the ditch… so I said ‘I think I found something.’ But then I come up. And it was the man and he is, not, I mean, in good condition, he’s dead. I stammer, quite frankly, ‘Tim, Tim, Tim…’”

quite frankly, again…?

 

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(Continuing, Interview 1):

24:54: “So I found the body and I said we need to go find the sheriff.”

29:30: “I was supposed to have some teeth taken out…”

– Sorry, but I’m not concerned about your teeth.

29:42 – Investigator 1: “Do you normally wear glasses or anything when you’re driving?”

- The investigator asks about the glasses that are found in the front passenger’s seat; the glasses are not JR’s.

- JR goes on (yet another) digression about “I’m in the military and I have sunglasses…”

31:27 – Investigator 1: “We were wondering if they were yours or someone else’s?”

- Hmm… yes, who could they belong to?

 

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Jumping forward…

55:40: Investigator 1: “So when you struck something, you didn’t see anything, even then, huh?”

JR: “No…”

55:47: JR: “It was more of the jolt, of it all…”

- JR acts out the “jolt,” moving back and forth quickly. This re-enactment seems truthful to me.​

Investigator 2: “How far did you end up going?... What’s your feeling [about] how far you went before you were able to get to a complete stop?”

JR: “I guess I would just be approximating, you know, ‘cause I… I … that one, quarter panel piece that’s on the shoulder … where it was, it was a little ways from there…there’s that piece… you know, the tow truck came and got it… We didn’t know it was a scene at the time, you know…”

- Hmm… yes, how lucky was JR that the tow truck came and moved the car (and possibly the piece that fell off of the car that was found the next day)? How very, very lucky…​

56:47 - JR: “I did pull off to the shoulder.”

- Did JR “pull off to the shoulder”? Or was he already in the shoulder as he hit Boever?​

 

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[Interview recap interrupted for Some Good News:]

New filing in Ravnsborg case confirms audio allowed in trial | KELOLAND.com