Watertown man arrested on kidnapping, assault charges

WATERTOWN, S.D. – A Watertown man has been arrested and charged with kidnapping following an incident over the weekend in rural Codington County.

Twenty five year-old Deven Burgher allegedly kidnapped and assaulted a woman while using a weapon in the process.

Burgher was arrested Saturday night.

He was arrested in January for a similar incident involving a different woman, and was out on bond at the time of this latest arrest.

Burgher is charged with First Degree Kidnapping, Aggravated Domestic Assault, Intentional Damage to Property, Violation of a Protection Order and Interfering with Emergency Communications.

His bond has been set at $20,000 cash only.