ARMOUR, S.D. (AP) - A Minnehaha County grand jury has indicted a
Douglas County Sheriff's deputy on four counts of grand theft.
Court documents say that while licensed as an insurance
producer, 41-year-old Rob Hotchkiss submitted fraudulent insurance
applications in order to obtain commissions. The four incidences
occurred in November and December 2008.
Hotckiss, of Delmont, is released on bond.
Douglas County State's Attorney Craig Parkhurst said Hotchkiss
has been relieved of his duties as a deputy sheriff until the case
is resolved. An arraignment is scheduled next month in Minnehaha
County circuit court
The indictment comes less than two months after Douglas County
Sheriff Troy Strid was tried and acquitted on a charge of public
embezzlement.
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