rodney berget

South Dakota inmate Rodney Berget was executed Monday, October 29, 2018, for the murder of prison guard Ronald "RJ" Johnson in April of 2011. Berget, 56,…

After a nearly six-hour delay, Rodney Berget was executed Monday for his role in the 2011 murder of correction officer Ron “RJ” Johnson at the state…

The state is setting the time and date of execution for Rodney Berget, an inmate accused of killing a South Dakota prison guard.Berget’s execution is set…

In 2011, prison officer Ron Johnson was murdered by two inmates who were trying to escape. His widow, Lynette Johnson, sued the South Dakota Department of…

Convicted killer Rodney Berget says he wants to stop an appeal that’s preventing him from being put to death, but his attorney can't support the move. The…

A South Dakota death row inmate’s conviction and sentence stand. A ruling from the United States Supreme Court Monday denies Rodney Berget’s request to…

Death row inmate Rodney Berget has exhausted his direct appeals, and the Attorney General is seeking to set an execution date. Berget pleaded guilty to…

South Dakota’s Supreme Court says convicted killer Rodney Berget’s death sentence stands. Berget and Eric Robert were inmates at the South Dakota State…

For the second time, a convicted killer’s death sentence is in front of South Dakota’s Supreme Court. Rodney Berget won an element of his first appeal to…

A Minnehaha County judge says a confessed murderer won’t have a jury when he’s re-sentenced for the killing of a corrections officer. Rodney Berget admits…