Bath News

A man who used a handgun to get prescription drugs from an Aberdeen pharmacy in December has been sentenced to 15 years in the South Dakota State Penitentiary with 10 years of the term suspended.

A man who used a gun to rob an Aberdeen pharmacy of prescription pain medications was sentenced to 15 years in prison, with 10 years suspended.

Dustin Malsom pleaded guilty to armed robbery on Tuesday. In exchange, related charges - including obtaining the prescription pain relievers oxycodone and hydrocodone and committing a felony with a firearm - were dismissed.

The Department of Corrections arranged for lawmakers to fly out Thursday morning to look at five possible sites for a minimum security facility in Rapid City.

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Police arrested 26-year-old Dustin Malson of Bath near the Aberdeen airport Friday morning.

Authorities say Dustin Malsom displayed a handgun and demanded prescription drugs from Jones Drug around 10:30 a.m. A witness called 911 and gave a description of the blue van Malsom was driving.