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Family dispute involving Ruth Roberts’ sons, Sheldon and David Roberts, who were intoxicated and fighting; David allegedly attempted to attack Sheldon with a machete before leaving in a white vehicle., Brown County SD

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Family Offense

Reported: 12/13/2025 07:50 PM

Brown County, SD

Family dispute involving Ruth Roberts’ sons, Sheldon and David Roberts, who were intoxicated and fighting; David allegedly attempted to attack Sheldon with a machete before leaving in a white vehicle.

Audio|Heard on: Aberdeen Police and Fire, State Highway Patrol

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01:53

Transcript:

00:00

From Ruth Roberts and advising our sons, Sheldon and David Roberts are trying to fight, because they're both intoxicated.

00:10

David has 2.29s with us, and Sheldon has 829 with us.

00:17

10.4 ways it out.

00:23

Sweet Corn Drive, Lake Drive.

00:29

No, boy.

00:34

Just a 78, I checked with J3 here by neither one are on any kind of condition.

00:41

Seven to 78, confirmed hard copies for David's, 29, and confirmed hard copy.

00:51

712.

00:53

5-5-10-0. Hey, 7-1-12.

00:59

Drive-1-7-12.

01:01

Go ahead.

01:04

David left the residence in a white vehicle.

01:08

His sister came and picked him up.

01:11

I did confiscate a machete.

01:13

He did try to attack Sheldon with it, no injuries or anything.

01:19

But I did confiscate that.

01:28

And is there room for Sheldon?

01:33

104 or 551 advise that they will hold bowls for both.

01:38

104. So impossible.

01:41

Did they provide what?

01:44

Capital-white vehicle?

01:47

Negative. It's just a white vehicle, possibly headed to Sisseton or Browns Valley.

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