Attorney General Jackley Announces Charges Against Jay Ostrem in Centerville Triple Murder Investigation

CENTERVILLE, SD (MITCHELLNOW) South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that 64-year-old Jay Ostrem (Ah-strum) of Centerville has now been indicted on nine counts in connection with the shooting deaths of three people on May 27 in Centerville.

Ostrem was indicted Wednesday by a Turner County grand jury on three counts of first-degree murder, three counts of premeditated murder and three counts of first-degree murder during a burglary.

The incident was reported at around 10 p.m. on May 27 at a residence in Centerville.

The victims were identified as Paul Wyland Frankus, 26, Zachary Frankus, 21, and Timothy Richmond, 35.

The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation is leading the investigation. The South Dakota Attorney General’s Office is prosecuting the case.

Ostrem’s next court date is scheduled for June 20 at 3 p.m. at the McCook County Courthouse in Salem. He remains incarcerated in the Minnehaha County Jail on $1 million cash bail.