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South Dakota Arrested In Connection To Incident Where Woman Suffered Life Threating Injuries In Rural South Fargo Has Criminal History

By Alex Carmenaty Oct 16, 2026 | 8:04 AM

(KNOX) – The 60-year-old man arrested in connection with an incident that left a 28-year-old woman with life-threatening injuries near the Wild Rice River was previously convicted of federal assault.

Tracy Peters of Rapid City, South Dakota was arrested Wednesday afternoon and he faces attempted murder charges. The woman he is accused of attacking suffered defensive injuries. 

In 2016, Peters was indicted on charges that he assaulted an inmate with a dangerous weapon and he pleaded guilty in 2017. 

The Cass County Sheriff’s office is investigating the incident, and Cass County Sheriff Jesse Jahner believes the woman was left to die. Two hunters were able to get to the woman from a game camera alert. 

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