Mark Walker

mwalker@argusleader.com

A Sioux Falls man was indicted on multiple counts of murder and manslaughter charges last week for allegedly fatally stabbing a woman in her east-side apartment.

Joshua Rayvon LeClaire was indicted by a grand jury on one count of first- and second-degree murder, two counts of first-degree manslaughter, one count of false impersonation and one count of possession of marijuana.

If convicted, LeClaire could face death or life in prison without parole. He is being held at the Minnehaha County jail on a $2 million bail.

LeClaire was arrested and charged in the death of the Jamie Lee Wounded Arrow, after authorities found surveillance footage of him leaving the woman’s home in the early morning hours of Jan. 1.

LeClaire admitted to police that he was in Wounded Arrow's apartment the early morning of Jan. 1 and used her phone after her death, according to court documents. He attempted to avoid police and used a false name when confronted by officers.

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