RAPID CITY, SD (KOTA) – The South Dakota Attorney General’s Office announced that two inmates have been found guilty of assaulting two correctional inmates at the South Dakota State Penitentiary in 2023.

Lester Monroe, 49, and Kyle Jones, 31, were found guilty of attempted first-degree murder of a law enforcement officer and a corrections officer.

The August 24, 2023 incident occurred in Unit D of the Jameson Annex in Sioux Falls.

Both officers were treated and released.

Monroe is serving time for simple assault on law enforcement in Minnehaha County and receiving/transferring a stolen vehicle from Bennett County.

Jones is serving time for first-degree manslaughter, eluding a police officer and unauthorized ingestion of a controlled substance, all out of Minnehaha County.

They could face up to 100 years in prison and pay double the maximum penalty.

A sentencing date has not yet been set.

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