Verdict in - Krueger found guilty

Roger Larsen of the Plainsman
Posted 1/16/18

Trial wraps up at Beadle County Courthouse

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Verdict in - Krueger found guilty

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HURON – Jurors returned a guilty verdict early Wednesday afternoon in the first-degree murder trial of Kevin Krueger after nearly two hours of deliberations.
Circuit Judge Jon Erickson will sentence the 52-year-old rural Huron man to a mandatory term of life in prison Friday morning.
After a day of testimony, the state rested its case. The defense did as well, without calling any witnesses, before the judge read instructions to the jury and the panel retired to the jury room to decide the case.

In his closing argument, Beadle County State’s Attorney Mike Moore held up a large photo of the victim, Keith Houck, 49, of rural Huron, and told jurors he had been beaten to death by a baseball bat.
The homicide happened May 31, 2016 on Krueger’s farm.

Read the full story in the Jan. 18 print edition of the Plainsman at here at Plainsman.com on Thursday morning.