Storm Lake police arrest man on South Dakota warrant in homicide claim probe

Storm Lake police arrested Almendarez after a South Dakota warrant tied an assault report in Sioux Falls to a case now spanning two states. Investigators have not released further details about any homicide allegation, but the warrant itself points to two counts of aggravated domestic assault in Minnehaha County.

Police said the arrest followed a report involving a video that showed a person assaulting a man in Sioux Falls. The same person later claimed to have killed him. The assault happened on May 8, placing the case on a clear timeline even as major questions remain about what happened after the attack and whether any separate homicide charge has been filed.

The warrant was issued out of Minnehaha County, and the arrest in Storm Lake shows how a case that starts in South Dakota can quickly land on Buena Vista County law-enforcement desks. Minnehaha County sheriff’s officials say the county’s Fugitive Task Force investigates and arrests local, state and federal fugitives with outstanding warrants for drugs and crimes of violence, the kind of work that can send officers across state lines when a suspect is believed to be outside the issuing county.

For Storm Lake, the arrest is a reminder that public safety does not stop at the city limit sign. When police in one jurisdiction receive information tied to a violent offense in another, the response can move fast, especially when a warrant has already been issued and officers have a named suspect to detain. In this case, the South Dakota warrant turned an out-of-state assault probe into a local arrest with consequences for both Storm Lake and Minnehaha County.