Rapid City man pleads not guilty to murder and rape charges

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March 16, 2022
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Last Updated 3 years ago

RAPID CITY, S.D. – A Rapid City man was arraigned in Seventh Circuit Court this week on a charge of First Degree Murder and Second Degree Rape.

James Shawn Jumping Eagle,46, is charged in the murder and rape of 82 year old Reta McGovern in February of 2021.

Jumping Eagle pleaded not guilty to the charges as well as being a habitual offender.

If convicted on the murder charge, Jumping Eagle faces either life in prison or the death penalty.

Earlier this month, Jumping Eagle was sentenced to ten years in prison in federal court for failing to register as a sex offender.

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