Attempted Murder At Rapid City Church Leads To Arrest

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RAPID CITY, SD — Yesterday afternoon, police were called to the location at Destiny Foursquare Church in response to reports of an assault.

Police were able to make contact with witnesses, who stated that a worker at the church was set to meet with Rebecca Goodbear, 39. “At one point during the meeting, Goodbear stood up and began strangling the employee.” Said the RCPD in a statement following the incident, who reported that after another employee shoved Goodbear off of the victim,  “Goodbear then fled the address and was located a short time later by police in the 900 block of E. North Street”. 

Given the seriousness of this assault, police arrested Goodbear on a count of attempted murder before transporting her to Pennington County Jail.