ATHOL, S.D. (AP) _ Authorities are searching for a Spink County
man they say pulled a shotgun on a South Dakota Highway Patrol
trooper.
State's Attorney Vic Fischbach says that 46-year-old Randall Jungwirth is
wanted on a charge of aggravated assault. The prosecutor says
additional charges are being considered.
Fischbach says the trooper stopped on check on Jungwirth shortly
before midnight Monday because Jungwirth's pickup truck was stuck
in a ditch near Athol. He says Jungwirth allegedly grabbed a
shotgun from the pickup during a field sobriety test and pulled the
trigger of the unloaded weapon twice when he and the trooper
struggled over the gun. Jungwirth then fled on foot.
Fischbach says area residents are being urged to lock homes and
vehicles while Jungwirth is still at large.
