SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – Authorities say a South Dakota couple is facing charges for giving drugs to children and using cattle prods on them over several years.
Lance Long and Chrystal Long face 14 charges, including aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon, Capt. Josh Phillips of the Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday.
Phillips said the four children had been abused at a home on N. 10th Avenue in northern Sioux Falls over a course of several years. They included three boys, ages 11, 13, and 17, and a 15-year-old girl.