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South Dakota man charged with beating Spencer man to death

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August 28th, 2025 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – A South Dakota man has been charged with first-degree murder following the beating death of a man in Spencer. First responders found the body of 38-year-old Djay Loudner in an alley in Spencer late Tuesday. Court documents show officers reviewed surveillance video from a nearby business and discovered Loudner had been repeatedly punched and kicked by another man. Police arrested 44-year-old Wade St. John of Eagle Butte, South Dakota early Wednesday morning, and he’s being held in the Clay County Jail on a 750-thousand dollar bond.