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Wife of slain CO holds prison officials responsible in court

A federal judge has heard from both sides in a case to determine if the South Dakota Department of Corrections is responsible for the murder of prison guard Ronald “RJ” Johnson

By Mark Roper
KSFY

SIOUX FALLS, SD — A federal judge has heard from both sides in a case to determine if the South Dakota Department of Corrections is responsible for the murder of prison guard Ronald “RJ” Johnson.

The court hasn’t reached a decision yet. There’s a few things the judge could decide with this case. He could continue to hear the case in federal court, send it to a lower court, or dismiss it altogether.

RJ Johnson’s wife Lynette and her attorneys left federal court Wednesday. They now await the judge’s ruling on her case.

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