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Trial set for four murder suspects in Rapid City homicide
A trial has been set four suspects who are charged with murder following an incident that occurred on April 9.
June 22, 2021
The defendants will go on trial starting November 8.
Three of the four are from Rapid City, including:
32-year-old Tracy Laughlin
The fourth person is 38-year-old Gilbert Reyna of Missouri.
All four are charged with aiding and abetting first degree murder, aggravated assault, and second-degree kidnapping.
The body of 20-year-old Jesus Vance of Rapid City was then found inside a room.
The four suspects remain in the Pennington County Jail; each is being held on a $500,000 cash-only bond.
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May 13, 2021
RAPID CITY, S.D. Four suspects in the murder of 20-year-old Jesus Vance all pleaded not guilty on Thursday.
Travis Nelson, Gilbert Reyna, William Long, and Tracy Laughlin are all charged with Aiding and Abetting First-Degree Murder. The charge carries a possible death sentence or life in prison.
Vance was found shot to death in a Rose Inn motel room April 9.
All four are also charged with Aiding and Abetting Aggravated Assault, Second-Degree Kidnapping, and a number of drug-related counts.
Their next court appearance is scheduled for June 9.
Four suspects charged in motel room shooting death plead not guilty
News StaffMay 14, 2021News
Motel Shooting Death Pleas
RAPID CITY, S.D. The Four suspects in the murder of a 20-year-old Rapid City man all pleaded not guilty on Thursday.
Travis Nelson, Gilbert Reyna, William Long, and Tracy Laughlin are all charged with Aiding and Abetting First-Degree Murder. The charge carries a possible death sentence or life in prison.
They are charged in the death of 20-year-old Jesus Vance, who was found shot to death in a motel room April 9th.
All four are also charged with Aiding and Abetting Aggravated Assault, Second-Degree Kidnapping, and a number of drug-related counts.
RC Police arrest woman wanted in connection with shooting death
News StaffMay 3, 2021News
courtesy photo from RCPDTracy Laughlin apprehended.
RAPID CITY, S.D. Rapid City Police say they have caught with the last of the suspects wanted in connection with a shooting death.
Tracy Laughlin, 32, of Rapid City has been taken into custody in relation to the April 9 shooting death of Jesus Vance at the South Dakota Rose Inn.
She was arrested without incident around 11:40 a.m. on Monday, May 3, near the intersection of Eglin Street and East North Street.
Laughlin was located during a traffic stop with the assistance of the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office Warrants Task Force.
32-year-old Tracy Laughlin in custody after fatal shooting
May 3, 2021
Photo Courtesy RCPD
RAPID CITY, S.D. 32-year-old Tracy Laughlin of Rapid City has been taken into custody in relation to the April 9 shooting death of Jesus Vance at the South Dakota Rose Inn. She was arrested without incident around 11:40 a.m. on Monday, May 3, near the intersection of Eglin Street and East North Street.
Laughlin was located during a traffic stop with the assistance of the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office Warrants Task Force, and has been booked into the Pennington County Jail for Aiding and Abetting Aggravated Assault, Aiding and Abetting Second Degree Kidnapping, and four additional warrants.