Rapid City man pleads guilty to Second Degree Manslaughter

November 22, 2024

S.D. Searchlight

RAPID CITY, S.D.–The man who shot a transgender Native American woman to death in 2022 has pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter in Pennington County.

Fifty four year-old Gregory Landers (pictured) killed 30-year-old Acey Morrison in his Rapid City trailer.

Landers pleaded guilty to a second-degree manslaughter charge in Rapid City.

Prosecutors intend to ask for a 10-year sentence when Landers is sentenced on December 19th with three years suspended.