At midnight, police shared an update that 32-year-old Craig Allen Nichols Jr. was arrested and charged with Second-Degree Murder, First Degree Manslaughter and two counts of contempt of court. As of midnight, law enforcement personnel were still on scene. At that time, police asked for the public to avoid the area.

A Yankton man faces murder and manslaughter charges in an apparent New Year’s homicide that authorities describe as the decapitation of a Yankton woman.

A man is facing multiple charges, including murder after police responded to a death on the east side of Yankton. A news release says the Yankton Police Department, in collaboration with the Yankton County Sheriff’s Office and the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI),

According to a press release from the Yankton Police Department (YPD), Craig Allen Nichols Jr., 32, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder, first-degree manslaughter and two counts of contempt of court. According to the sheriff’s office, he was arrested at 11:40 p.m. Thursday

YANKTON, S.D. (KFGO) – A Yankton man is charged with murder and manslaughter after his girlfriend’s decapitated body was found in a Yankton apartment Thursday.

SOUTH DAKOTA ATTORNEY GENERAL MARTY JACKLEY SAYS A 41-YEAR-OLD YANKTON WOMAN HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS THE VICTIM IN THE MURDER THAT OCCURRED THURSDAY IN YANKTON. HEATHER ANN BODDEN’S BODY WAS FOUND IN A YANKTON APARTMENT AT APPROXIMATELY 3:15 P.

A 32-year old Yankton man is being held on murder and manslaughter charges in connection with a death on the city’s east side. Craig Nichols, Jr. was taken into custody late last night. State and local officials are investigating the case and are asking the public to steer clear of the 1000 Block of Memory Lane,

: Yankton victim found beheaded

According to court documents, Craig Nichols Jr. is accused of killing a woman and cutting off her head late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning.