Inmate accused of providing drugs in prison overdose case unlikely to serve additional time

By: John Hult

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: January 27, 2026

Words: 866

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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SIOUX FALLS — Unless he misbehaves in the next year and a half, a state prison inmate won’t serve any additional time in a case that accused him of providing the drugs that killed a fellow inmate.

The outcome came two months after a court hearing where prosecutors apologized for a failure by the state Department of Corrections to preserve some evidence.

Manarion Fuse, 22, is one of two people charged with drug crimes …

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