{"id":113210,"date":"2021-05-05T10:21:13","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T14:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=113210"},"modified":"2021-05-05T10:21:13","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T14:21:13","slug":"south-dakota-ags-army-reserve-promotion-being-held-up-after-fatal-car-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=113210","title":{"rendered":"South Dakota AG’s Army Reserve promotion being held up after fatal car accident"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SD AG Jason Ravnsborg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Somehow it looks like we missed talking about this story when it originally happened. South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg (an elected Republican) last September who it seems hit and killed a pedestrian. He also is a lieutenant colonel in the US Army Reserve.<\/p>\n

The accident has a lot of questions left unanswered. Ravnsborg hit something (he claims he doesn’t know what it was, thinking it was a large animal) while driving home at night. The damage to the car was enough to make it undriveable. He called 911 to report the incident and received some preferential treatment from the county sheriff (the sheriff gave him his own personal car so Ravnsborg could continue home).<\/p>\n

For some reason, Ravnsborg the next day says he retraced his route and found the body of 55 year-old Joseph Boever, who he’d apparently struck and killed the night before. He says he was going back to look for the carcass of the deer he’d hit, which is odd to say the least. Investigators also found the deceased’s reading glasses inside\u00a0<\/em>the Attorney General’s car, suggesting that Boever’s head came through the windshield of Ravnsborg’s car.<\/p>\n

In February, Ravnsborg was charged with three misdemeanors, including careless driving, driving out of his lane and operating his car while using his phone. He remains the AG despite calls from both sides of the political aisle for his resignation.<\/p>\n

One other career unhindered by his poor nighttime driving is his Army one. Ravnsborg was selected for promotion to full bird colonel. He announced the promotion on his Facebook page and changed the profile picture to the silver eagle insignia of rank for colonel. This drew ire since he’s got active civilian criminal charges pending.<\/p>\n

Army Times reports<\/a>;<\/p>\n

\u201cArmy Reserve leadership is aware of the tragic incident allegedly involving LTC Jason Ravnsborg and is following applicable Army regulations and policies,\u201d Lt. Col. Simon B. Flake, an Army Reserve spokesman, said in an emailed statement first reported by local news.<\/p>\n

\u201cSoldiers pending investigation by civilian law enforcement authorities and\/or civilian criminal proceedings may still be eligible for selection for promotion, but the Army Reserve retains discretion regarding actual promotion,\u201d Flake added. \u201cIn this case, relevant Army Reserve leaders will monitor the ongoing civilian proceedings and make further decisions at the appropriate time.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thanks to Jeff LPH 3 for sending this one in. We’ll be sure to monitor it further.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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