SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota prosecutors dropped charges on Monday against a Rapid City elementary principal who was accused of threatening a teacher with a gun.
The Pennington County State’s Attorney Office filed a document in court indicating it will not pursue aggravated assault charges against 49-year-old Daniel Janklow, according to the Rapid City Journal. Prosecutors stated in the document they are not pursuing the charges because “it is in the best interests of justice.” Police arrested Janklow in February after the teacher accused him of pointing a gun at her while he was recovering from back surgery.
Janklow told police at the time that he was medicated that day and had no memory of pointing a gun at anyone. Janklow’s attorney told the Rapid City Journal that his client should have never been arrested and the case has caused hardship for Janklow’s family and career. The principal resigned from Meadowbrook Elementary School after his arrest.
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