Former Yankton County Sheriff’s Deputy Michael Rothschadl has been charged with Falsifying Evidence.
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that Rothschadl, 56, has been indicted on one felony count each of Offering Forged or Fraudulent Evidence and Falsification of Evidence.
Jackley said Rothschadl, who was the Yankton County Chief Deputy Sheriff at the time of the incident, which occurred in April of 2021, allegedly changed information found in a law enforcement criminal report.
Rothschadl faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison for the offense of Offering Forged or Fraudulent Evidence and two years in prison for the Falsification of Evidence offense, if convicted.
His first court appearance has been scheduled for 9 am Thursday in Yankton County.
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