48-year-old James Jumping Eagle was sentenced to life imprisonment plus 50 years for the murder and rape of Reta McGovern.
48-year-old James Jumping Eagle received the maximum sentence of life imprisonment plus 50 years for the murder and rape of 82-year-old Reta McGovern in her Rapid City home. Jumping Eagle was convicted of first-degree murder and second-degree rape in March and will serve the sentences consecutively. This is Jumping Eagle's fifth lifetime felony offense, and he plans to appeal the sentence.
May 07, 2024
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