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40 STATEREGION Argus Leader, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Thursday. Oct. 3, 1996 sewer project proposed for west side II Mi 1 1 QMlinK. Man surrenders after putting police in 3-hour standoff By CARSON WALKER Argus Leader Staff A Sioux Falls man who was threatening to kill himself with a gun held police at bay for about three hours late Tuesday and early Wednesday. About 10 officers, including the SWAT team, waited while negotiators talked to the man, who lives on South Ninth Avenue.

He eventually surrendered and was taken to McKennan Hospital's psychiatric unit for evaluation. He was not charged with any crime. He did not pose a risk to the neighbors, but some were notified of the situation and given the option of leaving, but nobody was evacuated, Lt. Gary Folkerts said. "We have these on occasion.

Sometimes the uniformed officers are able to resolve it, but last night they thought they needed some extra manpower to get it done," Folkerts said. Once such threats are made, police are obligated to put the person on a 24-hour mental hold until a mental health worker can evaluate the person, he said. If the person is disruptive, he or she is sent to the county jail. problem. "This is one of our opportunities for affordable housing in the cityJt will come if we have an abundance of land for development instead of only a small amount," he said.

The proposal will be placed on the agenda for a first reading Monday; action on the request will come Oct. 21. City Council member Bob Jamison said he's concerned that the project would increase the debt service on the second-penny sales tax. a "Maybe we should be accumulating money for some of these projects," he said. Jerry Jones lives on the west edge of the city, and he has been expecting company.

"It's going to grow out here whether I want it or not, especially after the Madison Street interchange on Interstate 29 is built. He said there is already one manufactured housing park in the area and doesn't mind if the sew6r improvement is a catalyst for more. "As high as houses are getting, there will need to be more places. And it doesn't bother me," Jones said. By DAVID KRANZ Argus Leader Staff The City Council is being asked to consider a $15.3 million sewer project to expedite development in west Sioux Falls.

Lyle Johnson, city public works director, told the council during Wednesday's briefing session that the money would come out of the second-penny sales tax. The city would spend the $15.3 million upfront, but Johnson said it would recover all but $3 million of the costs from growth. The infrastructure improvements would be made west of the city to Ellis Road between 60th Street to the north and 57th Street to the south. If approved, the project would take shape next year to meet needs outlined in the 2015 growth plan. It would include installation of a lift-pump station near the Big Sioux River south of 12th Street.

The sewer system would be routed through the growth area, Johnson said. The Flying truck stop near Interstate 29 and Interstate 90 would also be served by the sewer. Mayor Gary Hanson said the project might bring some solutions to the manufactured housing 4 Lew Sherman Argus Leader Road work with Mr. Pib Lora Van Dyke of Sioux Falls exercises her 2-year-old Siberian husky, Pib, on Wednesday afternoon at Yankton Trail Park. Three times a week, Van Dyke runs her dog about 4 miles.

She also takes Pib out or is pulled along by Pib while riding bike. Property dispute: City offers couple wants $3 million for home, land 'Unsolved Mysteries' tip leads to arrests Escaped Massachusetts bank robber, wife apprehended in Minnesota Continued from 1D ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) An escaped bank robber was arrested, along with his wife, after a St. Paul resident recognized the man from the television show "Unsolved Mysteries" and tipped authorities.

The Minnesota Fugitive Task Force and St. Paul police arrested Richard Alan Cepulonis at about noon Tuesday as he was leaving his home, police said. Cepulonis, who used several aliases, escaped in 1987 from a Massachusetts prison where he was serving a 58-to-82 year sentence for armed robbery, bank robbery, possession of a machine gun, armed assault with intent to murder and assault and battery. It was his second prison escape. He already had a lengthy criminal history of armed robbery when he first escaped in 1973.

Cepulonis, 48, was on the "Most Wanted" list of the Massachusetts State Police and the Massachusetts Department of Correc tion. Police also arrested Cepulonis wife, Karen Diane Walters, with whom he became pen-pals while he was in prison and later married. Walters, who used the alias Debbie Langstone, was barred from visiting her husband beginning in 1987. Cepulonis escaped Sept. 20 of that year.

Walters was wanted for aiding her husband's escape, police said. In prison, Cepulonis earned college degrees and studied law. "It is clear from reviewing the city's dealings with the Johnsons for over a year now that we have been more than fair, and we wish that would be reciprocated," Tornow said. "We believe it was properly appraised, and we are being absolutely fair to the homeowners. "That will be our position at trial." Tornow said the city's appraisal of the Lincoln County property took into consideration the fact that it was a family home and that the majority of the land is zoned agricultural.

"That is reflected in the assessed value," he said. son's counteroffer. "But the mayor's statement to my husband at the end wasn't confidential," Sherry Johnson said. "He told us he was sending it back to the attorneys. 'And they can begin playing that little game with he told my husband." Sherry Johnson said city officials have no feelings for them, considering that they had lived on the property for 19 years and raised a family there.

R. Shawn Tornow, chief assistant city attorney, said he will file motions to take the case to a jury trial. Obituaries continued from 3D Leslie Sammons LUVERNE, Minn. Leslie "Les" H. Sammons, 69, died Tuesday, Oct.

1, 1996, at his home. Mr. Sammons was born Oct. 4, 1926, in Walnut Grove, Minn. He attended school in Tracy, Minn.

He married Lilly Ann Yarington on Sept. 1, 1951, in Slayton, Minn. They lived in various towns before settling in Luverne in 1955. He worked as an independent truck driver for many years. He later repaired small engines in his garage.

He was an Army Air Force veteran of World War II, and a member of the Luverne VFW. In addition to his wife, survivors include one son, Michael of Luverne; three daughters: Mrs. Duane (Donna) Klay of Magnolia, Mrs. Pete (Kristi) Baker of Cole Harbor, N.D.; and Mrs. Paul (Michelle) Schreier of Currie, 11 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one brother, Pete of Walnut Grove, and two sisters: Marie Kurtz of Marshall, and Angeline Hudson of Tracy.

Services begin at 10 a.m. Friday at the First Presbyterian Church in Luverne, with burial in the Maple-wood Cemetery. Visitation begins today from 2 to 8 p.m. at the Holm-Dingmann Funeral Home in Luverne, with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.

N.D. teen faces murder charge in Mobridge A Good Thing Gang. JACK BILLION Dist. 13 State Senate LOCALLY WKli The Associated Press MOBRIDGE A 16-year-old North Dakota boy faces murder and assault charges in the July slaying of a man who was found lying in a yard between two homes. The teen, of Fort Yates, N.D., turned himself into Mobridge police Wednesday morning on a murder arrest warrant that was issued more than a month ago, said Walworth County Sheriff Jim Spiry.

Joseph Shortman, 34, of Wak-pala, was found July 27 in a Mobridge yard. He apparently had been beaten and died about an hour later at a Mobridge hospital, the Mobridge police chief said. Spiry said the juvenile arrived at the Mobridge Police Department with his lawyer. The youth is expected to be charged with first-degree murder and aggravated assault in Walworth County Court next week, Spiry said. The case was under investigation by Mobridge police and the state Division of Criminal Investigation.

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