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Lakendrick Thornton

Case from Sioux Falls, SD dated Sep 19, 2018

Victim Details

Lakendrick Thornton

Male

Black / African American

Sioux Falls

SD

2018-09-19

40

Lakendrick

Thornton

Yes

06/29/2026

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Lakendrick J. Thornton, 40, a Black/African American man, disappeared into the late-night currents of Sioux Falls on September 18, 2018, after climbing into a borrowed gold Toyota Camry with people he knew. The ride began with a familiar purpose—getting across town to buy drugs—but the confined space of the car turned tense as words sharpened and suspicion rose. Just before 1:00 a.m., a woman named Ayom Mangor came pounding on a door, frantic and scraped up, telling officers she had just wit ...
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