Moody County Deputy Ken Prorok
FLANDREAU, S.D. (KFGO KWAT) – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says the murder trial of Joseph Hoek, who is charged in the death of Moody County Deputy Sheriff Ken Prorok, will be moved to Pennington County from Moody County due to pre-trial publicity.
At a hearing in Flandreau, the court agreed to a defense request that the trial be moved from Brookings to Rapid City. The trial is scheduled to begin next September.
Hoek was fleeing from law enforcement last February when prosecutors say he intentionally swerved at Prorok and struck him with his vehicle while the deputy was placing spike strips on the highway.
Jackley intends to seek the death penalty if Hoek is convicted.
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