Police release autopsy results for Sturgis fighter - KOTA Territory News

Police release autopsy results for Sturgis fighter

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The Pennington County Coroner's Office received the results of the autopsy for Dustin Jenson, the fighter from Sturgis, who was hospitalized after an organized fight on May 18, 2012, at the Rapid City Civic Center.  He passed away on May 24, 2012, at Rapid City Regional Hospital. 

According to a news release, the autopsy indicated the cause of death was a subdural hemorrhage, due to blunt force trauma to the head, that was related to an injury approximately a week prior.

Although the timeline for the injury is consistent with the event on May 18, 2012, there is no conclusive evidence that the injury was sustained in the fight.

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