Huron lawyer Ron Volesky is no stranger to courtrooms or the spotlight, however the former political candidate finds himself on the other side of the Bar for the wrong reason today Volesky turned himself in to authorities in Huron this morning to be booked on a charge of simple assault, a Class 1 misdemeanor. He was released on a personal recognisance bond. Volesky admitted in court to drinking at his house with an adult friend identified in court documents as C-B on July 5th of this year. Volesky took off his belt and struck C-B twice with it on the back and face causing brusing. Beadle County States Attorney Mike Moore says with out a new law passed by the Legislature this year, the case might not have gone to court
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/12/ronjail.mp3|titles=ronjail]Moore called on Codington County States Attorney Dawn Elshere to be the Special Prosecutor. Volesky was given a 500-dollar fine and sentenced to 33 days in jail of which 30 days was suspended. Judge Rodney Steele told Volesky the jail term was to start a week from today however Volesky requested he begin the jail time immediately. That request was granted. Voleskys attorney Wade Reimers asked that a suspended imposition of sentence be granted because Volesky has a no speakable criminal history and has been a public servant holding many elected offices. Steele said he doesn’t grant suspended impositions of sentence for misdemeanors but would look at that in approximately a year. Volesky must continue on the 24-7 program wearing an alcohol detecting SCRAM braclet. He has also completed anger management classes. 2011 for Volesky found him making history as the first defense attorney to defend his client in before a live television audience in the first broadcast of trial court proceeding in South Dakota and as the spokesperson for the failed effort to recall Huron Mayor Dave McGirr following uproar over the City’s handling of former police cheif Doug Schmitt after comments Schmitt made during a legislative hearing. Volesky declined comment as he was being led to the Beadle County Jail until a later time