Man in custody in fatal S.D. stabbing

Published 1:22 pm Saturday, October 31, 2015

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A Minnesota man is in custody in a fatal stabbing in Sioux Falls.

Police said 31-year-old Janno Talla, of Worthington, was arrested in that city on warrants for murder and aggravated assault after the incident late Thursday afternoon.

Talla was awaiting extradition to South Dakota. It wasn’t immediately clear if he had an attorney.

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Talla is accused of stabbing a 19-year-old Ammuna Gayya and 27-year-old Denga Kotudi in a Sioux Falls apartment. Police said Kotudi survived but Gayya died.

Authorities said Talla knew the victims but didn’t detail their relationship.