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Date: 04-19-2023
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Court: Circuit Court of the Seventh Judicial Circuit, Pennington County
Plaintiff's Attorney: Pennington County South Dakota District Attorney's Office
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Description: Rapid City, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with first-degree burglary, two county of aggravated assault and grand theft.
On July 21, 2020, Bradley Tucker woke at 4:30 a.m. in his home in Rapid City, South Dakota, when he heard screeching tires and a smash in his driveway. He looked outside his bedroom window and saw his GMC Sierra parked partway out of his garage. Tucker told his wife to call 911 and immediately ran downstairs. When Tucker reached his driveway, he saw Robertson standing between his boat and pickup with a tackle box in his hand. Robertson stated, "Stop. I'm taking it[,]" and Tucker said, "No. You're not taking it." Robertson responded, "This guy saved my life and I'm taking it." Robertson dropped the tackle box, ran, and entered Tucker's pickup through the driver's side door, which was already open.
Tucker chased Robertson but slipped. By the time Tucker regained his balance, Robertson had put the pickup into gear.
Tucker reached inside the open driver's door and grabbed "ahold of something" to prevent Robertson from closing the door. Tucker was dragged alongside the moving pickup until he positioned his feet onto a step below the driver's door. He reached into the cab and placed Robertson in a headlock, at which point Robertson said, "Let's go for a fucking ride." Ultimately, Tucker pulled Robertson out of the cab while the pickup was still moving. Tucker landed on the left side of his body, and Robertson landed on top of him. Robertson jumped up, ran to a red Ford pickup, and drove away. Tucker's pickup continued down the block until it ran into his neighbor's garage. Tucker backed his pickup a few feet away from the neighbor's garage and shut it off. When Tucker opened the passenger door, a whiskey bottle fell out of the pickup. Tucker eventually rode with police to a different location, where he identified Robertson as the person who attempted to take his pickup.
Outcome: Defendant's conviction was affirmed on appeal.
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