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March 15, 2025

Arrest made in Pennington County human remains case

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The Pennington County Sheriff’s has a notable update about human remains discovered south of Hill City.

The sheriff’s office says in a post made this afternoon on their Facebook page that an investigation looking into Sahela Sangrait’s death has yielded a murder charge.

Body found near Hill City is missing woman

24-year-old Quinterius Chappelle was arrested on a second-degree murder charge.

The suspect is an active duty airman at Ellsworth Air Force Base, and, per the sheriff’s office, investigators believe Chappelle murdered Sangrait on the base.

The sheriff’s office asks anyone who has information linked with Sangrait’s murder to reach out to the Rapid City FBI office