By james art 
RAPID CITY, SD (KOTA) – The South Dakota Attorney General’s Office announced that two inmates have been found guilty of assaulting two inmates at a South Dakota prison in 2023.
Lester Monroe, 49, and Kyle Jones, 31, were found guilty of attempted first-degree murder of a law enforcement officer and a prison official.
The incident of August 24, 2023. happened in Unit D of the Jameson Annex in Sioux Falls.
Both employees were treated and released.
Monroe is serving time for simple assault on law enforcement out of Minnehaha County and receiving/transferring a stolen vehicle out of Bennett County.
Jones is serving time for first-degree manslaughter, eluding an officer and unauthorized ingestion of a controlled substance, all out of Minnehaha County.
They can face up to 100 years in prison and pay double the maximum sentence.
A sentencing date is yet to be set.
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