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SD man pleads guilty to escaping federal custody
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- A South Dakota inmate has pleaded guilty to escaping after receiving a furlough to attend a funeral.
• Twenty-two-year-old Barry Allman, of Hermosa, was released from federal custody for the funeral last November and failed to return. He was captured in Rapid City about a month later.
• Allman had pleaded guilty to assault charges for firing a handgun at a party on the Rosebud Indian Reservation and injuring two men with ricochets.
• U.S. Attorney Brendan Johnson says Allman faces up to five years in prison on the escape charge.
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SD man pleads not guilty in candlestick assault
• RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) -- A Rapid City man accused of beating a woman with a glass candlestick has pleaded not guilty to kidnapping and aggravated assault charges.
• Twenty-nine-year-old Luke Elk Nation was arrested on New Year's Day for allegedly beating a woman and holding her against her will in a room at the South Dakota Rose Inn. He also faces drug charges.
• Judge Wally Eklund on Tuesday lowered Elk Nation's bond from $100,000 to $50,000, after Elk Nation's attorney asked for a $10,000 bond. Prosecutor Tracey Decker opposed any reduction in bond because of Elk Nation's criminal history.
• Elk Nation faces up to 40 years in prison if convicted.
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10 Things to Know for Today
The Associated Press
• Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
• 1. CONGRESS TO GET MEMOS ON TARGETING AMERICANS
• The Justice Department will turn over classified documents describing the administration's rationale for drone strikes against U.S. citizens with al-Qaida ties.
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• 2. CIA SECRETS MAY BE SECRET NO MORE
• Senators at Brennan's confirmation hearing today are likely to delve into drones, (Continued on page 23)
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