Sioux Falls Bail Bondsman Indicted on Felony, Misdemeanor

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A Sioux Falls bail bondsman has been indicted for allegedly accepting illegal tips and allowing unlicensed bounty hunters to make an arrest.

The Argus Leader newspaper reports that a grand jury has indicted 54-year-old Steven Krier of Dakota Bail Bonds on a felony charge of aiding and abetting an unlicensed and unqualified person to act as a bail bondsman, and a misdemeanor count of accepting a tip as a bail bondsman.

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State law bars bail bond agents from accepting tips for their services.

Krier did not immediately respond to an Associated Press request for comment.

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