SCOTLAND, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota man has been charged with murder and other counts for allegedly gunning down his ex-girlfriend, her father, and another woman, and wounding his ex-girlfriend’s mother and a young child.
The Yankton Press and Dakotan reports that 42-year-old Francis Lange made an initial appearance Wednesday in Bon Homme County Circuit Court. He faces six charges — three counts of first-degree murder, two counts of aggravated assault and one count of committing of a felony while armed with a gun — in the Tuesday evening attack in Scotland, a small community in the southeast of the state about 60 miles (97 kilometers) southwest of Sioux Falls.
He appeared without a lawyer and asked that a court-appointed attorney be assigned to his case. The judge set his bond at $2 million cash and scheduled his next court appearance for Nov. 16 in Tyndall,
Authorities say Lange went to the home of his ex-girlfriend Angela Monclova and fatally shot her, her father Librado Monclova, and Diane Akins, and wounded his ex-girlfriend’s mother, Vicki Monclova, and a 5-year-old girl. He was arrested later that night.
