Storm Lake man extradited to South Dakota after recording h…
Assault Sioux Falls South Dakota in Sioux Falls, South Dakota: A 23-year-old Storm Lake man, Jafet Almendarez, has been extradited to Minnehaha County, South Dakota, to face multiple felony charges tied to a May 8 assault inside a Sioux Falls hotel room. Court documents describe a video in which Almendarez repeatedly strikes a fully nude man lying on the floor of the room; the victim appeared unresponsive but survived and later contacted police. The charges include first-degree burglary, two counts of aggravated assault, second-degree robbery, and grand theft. The case surfaced on May 16 when a man told Storm Lake police that Almendarez claimed he had just killed a man in Sioux Falls, leading investigators to the Econolodge on North Cliff Avenue.