“South Dakota lawmakers convened Tuesday for a special legislative session to begin the formal process of investigating and considering the impeachment of Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg…South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg will face a committee of house lawmakers who will determine whether [he] should face an impeachment vote in the full house,” reports KFYR-TV. “An official time for when the committee will consider impeachment has yet to be released, however, it’s likely they will meet early Wednesday morning.”

“On September 12, 2020, Ravnsborg was traveling late on a highway near Highmore after attending a political fundraiser. Ravnsborg called 911 and explained to a dispatcher that he had struck something with his car and was unsure what he had hit. Ravnsborg discovered the body of 55-year-old Joseph Boever the next morning when returning to his vehicle. Ravnsborg later told investigators he thought he struck a deer while driving home. [He] avoided a trial and took a plea deal where he pled no contest to two misdemeanor charges. South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem says she was ‘outraged’ at the result…and called on him to either resign or be impeached. Three South Dakota law enforcement organizations have joined the chorus calling for [his] resignation: the South Dakota Fraternal Order of Police, the South Dakota Chiefs of Police Association, and the South Dakota Sheriffs Association.”