South Dakota man whose life sentence was commuted by Noem now implicated in his niece's death

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: AP

Two men, including one whose life sentence was commuted by then-South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, have been charged in the death of a 14-year-old girl whose body was found in a rural area five days after she went missing in March.

McKenna Wendel was reported missing March 13 and last seen alive in her hometown of Sioux Falls early on March 14. Her body was found outside Brookings, an hour's drive north of Sioux Falls, on March 19.

Wendel's uncle, Mark Milk, 51, also of Sioux Falls, now faces five counts related to her death. Milk was almost three decades into a life term on a manslaughter conviction when Noem commuted his sentence in 2023.

Wendel was raised by her grandparents, loved animals and had a "vibrant personality and a zest for life," according to her obituary. She and her grandparents were Rosebud Sioux Tribe members and attended powwows often.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/south-dakota-man-whose-life-210435889.html

[Mysterian]

1. How much did corrupt, evil Noem get bribed for the commutation?

Maybe a large piece of land in Shithole, South Dakota.

[Baitball Blogger]

2. Tough on crime? I don't think so.

[MyOwnPeace]

3. Just another 'puppy' to that evil bitch!

[graycampervan]

4. Sentence

Noem who? Lol

[JHB]

5. Treat Noem as an accomplice.

[Old Crank]

6. Normally I would thnk that life sentence for manslaughter

would be too steep. But it appears this guy was not a very nice person before the prison sentence and doesn't appear to have behaved better after the commutation. He was back in jail when charged for this crime.

[riversedge]

7. I agree, seems harsh--the life sentence but maybe there was a good reason for it which

we do not know about.