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Rapid City man charged in connection with shooting at Central States Fair found guilty

RAPID CITY, S.D. – A Rapid City man has been found guilty on all four counts against him in connection with a shooting at the Central States Fair last summer.

Kasey Arehart, 18, was charged with three counts of aggravated assault and one count of discharge of a firearm inside a vehicle.

The incident happened during a confrontation between two groups of people as they were leaving the fair in August. Prosecutors say Arehart shot a gun through an open window of a vehicle.

Arehart will be sentenced in May.  He could face up to 15 years for each charge.

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