Suspect arrested for threatening Republican Gubuernatorial Candidate Toby Doeden

ABERDEEN, SD (KELO.com) — Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Toby Doeden says he was threatened while attending a football game in Aberdeen Saturday night with his family.  He says the suspect approached him from behind and said, “We got Kirk – you’re next”, in reference to last week’s assassination of Conservative political activist Charlie Kirk.  Doeden says the suspect then repeated the threat to his daughter, saying ‘your dad is next.”

Doeden says he’s not backing down with his candidacy, describing himself as having a deeper resolve than ever to do what is right for the state and the nation.  He says “with God by my side, I will protect my family and do what is right.”