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No evidence of crime in scar case
Posted 8/7/12
PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley said Monday an investigation by law enforcement agencies found no evidence to substantiate allegations that a Rapid City hospital intentionally carved the letters “KKK” into a patient’s chest during heart surgery.
Vernon Traversie, 69, of Lakota, has alleged that surgeons at Rapid City Regional Hospital carved scars with the letters into his chest last year. He has filed a federal lawsuit against the hospital, surgeons and others, but the hospital’s lawyer has denied the allegations.
Jackley said after the case was referred to state and federal law enforcement agencies, investigations found no evidence of criminal or intentional conduct. The investigations found the marks on Traversie were the result of a skin reaction to the medical grade tape used to secure tubes that remained in place after the surgery, he said.