PIERRE A status hearing will take place May 8 in the case of Joseph Hoek, who is charged in the 2024 death of Moody County Chief Deputy Ken Prorok.
Hoek has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and aggravated assault. South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has said the state will seek the death penalty if Hoek is found guilty.
Thursdays hearing starts at 1:30 p.m. in the Moody County Courthouse in Flandreau.
The defendant is presumed innocent under the U.S. Constitution.
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