Gov. Kristi Noem on Wednesday released the attorney general report into Minnehaha State's Attorney Aaron McGowan, who was mysteriously absent from work for about two months this summer.

Noem indicated that she would take no further action at this time, although she said the report's findings were "unsettling."

McGowan was absent from work starting in mid-July, following a police call to his home that was not publicly reported.

“Recent events involving Minnehaha State’s Attorney Aaron McGowan necessitated an investigation by our Attorney General,” said Noem. “That investigation is now complete, and I am making the summary provided to me available to the public for the sake of transparency. The facts that were uncovered are unsettling. The Attorney General concludes that there isn’t the evidence to pursue charges against McGowan. I will not be pursuing any further action at this time. I am thankful for the Attorney General and his team’s swift work on this matter.”

The governor has the power under state law to remove law enforcement officials for a variety of offenses, including "intoxication or drunkness," as well as chronic absences from work.

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McGowan did not respond to a request for comment.

The report, which was completed Oct. 1 and delivered to Noem by Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg, catalogs incidents of drunkenness, unexplained absences beyond the two months he missed this summer, and that McGowan would send messages via Snapchat inviting members of his staff to go drinking, which McGowan characterized to investigators as a joke.

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“Some members of the Minnehaha County State’s Attorney Office stated that McGowan would ask employee(s) to bring alcohol to his house when they were working during regular business hours and he was at home,” the report says.

The report also included allegations that McGowan would be too inebriated to drive to work and that he would ask his employees to bring him to work.

"McGowan," the report said, "denied that he ever asked anyone to drive him to work because he was inebriated but did say that he had gotten a ride to his vehicle because of drinking on the previous evening."

Timeline:Report released three months after police call

In another incident, McGowan gave a female employee the day off following a trial, provided she buy a bottle of alcohol and he could come to her home to drink it.

“The female employee was interviewed and stated that McGowan did give her the day off, she bought the bottle of alcohol, he came over for a few hours and made her feel uncomfortable at times, but then he left on a bicycle,” the report said.

The investigation failed to determine where McGowan was during his two-month absence.

But the July 13 police call followed an unsuccessful intervention for alcohol abuse. Later that night, authorities received a 911 call from outside the McGowan residence from a third party after McGowan sent a video message perceived as being a suicide note.

The Sioux Falls Police Department responded with a Mobile Crisis Team to his residence. McGowan had access to firearms and was the only person in the home, according to the investigation. At no time did he handle or display a weapon.

McGowan spoke with police and a mental health professional, who determined that he was not a risk to himself or others.

“There was not an incident of domestic abuse or violence as no one else was at the residence but McGowan,” the investigation says.

Report: Police handled called properly

The report also concludes that Sioux Falls Police handled the situation properly.

“McGowan was not given preferential treatment in this instance because of his elected position, nor was he discriminated against in any way because of his position,” the report says.

The report contains conflicting views of employees who were interviewed for the investigation. Some employees told investigators that McGowan checked in daily during his summer absence and that the office was being run effectively.

But employees were not given a reason for his absence until Aug. 16, after the Argus Leader began its investigation. Some employees told investigators that his absences were frequent, but the office still ran well.

“Some members of the Minnehaha County State’s Attorney Office stated that McGowan was a ‘very absent boss,’ a ‘hands off boss’ and a ‘figurehead.’”

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Timeline of the investigations

July 13: Police are called to McGowan’s home at 8:37 p.m., as confirmed by Metro Communications. The call is not dispatched over the police scanner, and no record of a call to McGowan’s address appears on the police call log.

Aug. 22: Argus Leader publishes a story noting McGowan had been absent from work since July. McGowan says he was out for an undisclosed medical issue, and a county commissioner tells the Argus Leader unofficially that McGowan had knee surgery. Ravnsborg says his office is looking into how the Sioux Falls Police Department handled the incident.

Aug. 27: Reporters with the Argus Leader request audio of the 911 call to McGowan’s home.

Aug. 30: Argus Leader reports police left no public record of the July 13 call to McGowan’s home that preceded his absence from the state’s attorney’s office. McGowan has yet to return to work.

Sept. 4: Authorities with Metro Communications deny the Argus Leader’s request for 911 audio. Ravnsborg clarifies that his office is asking questions but that inquiries into the police department are not a “formal investigation.”

Sept. 9:McGowan returns to work at the state’s attorney’s office. In an email to the Argus Leader, McGowan says he’ll “address the fake accusations against the SFPD and the inaccurate reporting by your paper in the near future” with “reputable media outlets.” McGowan does not specify which parts of the Argus Leader’s reporting he is calling “false.”

Sept. 16: The attorney general’s office tells the Argus Leader there is no investigation into the Sioux Falls Police Department or into the Minnehaha County State’s Attorney’s Office.

Sept. 18: Gov. Noem calls on the attorney general to investigate McGowan. Ravnsborg says the investigation will begin “immediately.”

Oct. 9: Noem releases an attorney general report into Minnehaha State Attorney Aaron McGowan, who was absent from work for about two months this summer.