A man wanted in both South Dakota and Oklahoma was taken into custody in Gordon County following a traffic stop. According to the Gordon County Sheriff’s Office, deputies on routine patrol stopped a suspicious vehicle on Dews Pond Road near Calhoun. The driver was identified as 35-year-old Jake Esley, who provided booking officers with a Baker Road address.
Authorities determined that Esley was wanted by the South Dakota Department of Corrections for allegedly violating parole. Investigators also learned he was wanted in Oklahoma on outstanding drug and firearms-related charges.
Esley was taken into custody without incident and booked into the Gordon County Jail to await extradition.
The Gordon County Sheriff’s Office said officials from the South Dakota Department of Corrections are traveling to Gordon County to take custody of Esley and return him to South Dakota, where he will face the parole violation. Information on the Oklahoma charges was not immediately available.
No additional details about the traffic stop or the underlying warrants have been released.
