Rapid City Journal from Rapid City, South Dakota • 11

www.rapldcityjoumal.com Sunday, May 20, 2007 All Rapid City Journal Gase of mistaken identity leads to short jail furlough They just let him out. It's not because he took off. They just let him that if the breath test showed no alcohol in his system, he would be released. But Sneeden him Jack deputy county attorney Prisoner will serve another 10 days because he left after officials released the wrong inmate. The Associated Press GILLETTE, Wyo.

A case of mistaken Identity enabled a man to walk out of the county Jail although he will pay for those few hours of freedom with 10 more days on his sentence. Shaun Sneeden, 21, originally was charged with felony escape. He pleaded guilty to interfering with an officer, a misdemeanor. "I was sleeping in the tank when I was awoken to take a breath test," Sneeden told Magistrate R.T. Cox on Friday in Circuit Court.

He said the Jail officer told hadn't been drinking. He had been picked up for allegedly violating probation on a concealed-weapons charge. Sneeden said he told Jail officials that they had the wrong man. But Sneeden said he was given another man's belongings arid let out. He called a friend on the other rnsn') -ocll phone, saying ha would 'en-Joy his mistaken freedom for awhile and turn himself in later," according to the March arrest report.

Relatives convinced Sneeden to turn himself in 4-12 hours later. Deputy county attorney Jack Sundquist said that Sneeden made a good-faith effort to stay in Jail although he might have tried harder to remain incarcerated. "They Just let him out," he said. "It's not because he took off. They Just let him go." Sundquist said it was the first case like it he had seen in 15 years as a prosecutor.

Sneeden is now serving a 93-day sentence and is scheduled for release in June. Photo by DtoK KttttowtllJournal staff Visitors look over the B-1 Lancer bomber that was dedicated Saturday as the latest display at the South Dakota Air Space Museum. The museum was celebrating its 25th anniversary. 4 sVssyts i. i if mww Models of World War II aircraft were on display at the air and space museum, including this replica of the North American P-47 Thunderbolt.

5 i it 3 HI ijwi j-rtivStiAM-tuMt lis tKfi By Andrea J. Cook Journal staff BOX ELDER Ret. Chief Master Sgt Jerry Densmore has known the massive B-1 Lancer bomber welcoming visitors to the South Dakota Air and Space Museum "from cradle to grave." And he was present Saturday when the plane was dedicated as a new exhibit at the museum by Col. Charles Catoe, deputy commander of operations at Ellsworth Air Force Base. "This aircraft has served you well," Catoe told visitors attending the museum's appreciation day.

The capabilities and deterrents that the B-1 brought to United States' nuclear-alert forces won the Cold War without dropping a single weapon, Catoe said. "As we speak, right now, there is a B-1 airborne overhead Afghanistan working close air support and supporting our troops on the ground," he said. There are scores of airmen flying a variety of aircraft to protect soldiers on the ground. "The air and space power of today's Air Force draws its capabilities from the predecessors that you see around you In this museum," Catoe said. Each of the 31 planes on display at the museum has a story, he said.

"They all deserved to be thanked. They all deserve to have those stories told," Catoe said. The B-1. is the centerpiece of a new entrance to the museum that cost $80,000 to build, according to Glenn Baldwin, president of Ellsworth Heritage and "amazing," the captains said. Looking around the museum grounds, Otero recalled visiting similar museums as a child with her father.

"I wish I'd have paid more attention, now," she said. Otero and McKay traded information about B-ls with Densmore, who retired In January after 27 years, 10 months and 26 days In the Air Force. Densmore knew this particular plane long before it arrived at the museum. He watched the B-1, bearing the tall number 83067, roll down the assembly line while he was stationed at Edwards Air Force Base. "Eighty-three is the year that Congress appropriated the money (for the plane)," Densmore said, pointing to the numbers painted above the front landing gear.

There were eight B-ls in that original lot. Each one had Its own idiosyncrasies. "I used to wonder about that phrase, 'cradle to Densmore said. Now, he understands. The plane and the chief have both retired in the Black Hills.

Foundation, which supports the museum. The foundation worked with the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth to preserve the B-1 when It became available, according to Baldwin. About 125,000 visitors find their way to the museum each summer, according to Beverly LeCates, who manages the gift shop. Diverse guests Include International tourists and Air Force retirees anxious to see how Ellsworth has changed, Watching visitors wander through the planes scattered throughout the museum grounds Is very satisfying for Baldwin. For many people, this is their only opportunity to connect with the aircraft that have protected this country, he said.

Baldwin delights In hearing people tell their family's stories about working on some of the airplanes on display. Weapons-systems officers Capt Stephanl Otero and Capt. Ariane McKay were stationed under the B-1 to answer questions about the plane that Is a predecessor of the B-ls they try In. Riding in a B-1 Is "awesome" Christopher Seimt GarySchttt 'i -'i iiititi "ifift- iffshi i tifttivi mimr ham ''VP'' w- i starting at $32.0,000 us ILfc PA3TLr! I HUH ON HfcKIDAN LAIvt KUAU rerJW nyHlELLYHOI1ES.COIV1 Dacotah Bank Business Checking OUTDRIVES THE COMPETITION S3B sjwswswewiPWWPiw.iiii!imiw,iiajiili.Nip Monday, June 11 Arrowhead Country Club Proceeds Benefit School of Mines Scholarships Does your Business Checking corns with hidden costs, high fees and confusing statements? Most da Dacotah Bank Is out to change the way the game is played. Let our business bankers show you a skte-by-tlda comparison of your statement to ours.

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