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- ↑ Epp, Todd. "Minnehaha County Commission plans to hire Crystal Johnson as state's attorney". kelo.com. Archived from the original on 2020-01-15. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
- ↑ Walker, Mark. "Prosecutor to serve as magistrate judge". ArgusLeader.com. Sioux Falls Argus Leader.
- ↑ "Crystal Johnson named interim State's Attorney for Minnehaha County". keloland.com. Keloland News.
- ↑ Ferguson, Danielle. "'It's my home': Crystal Johnson named Minnehaha County State's Attorney". ArgusLeader.com. Sioux Falls Argus Leader.
- ↑ "USD Faculty & Staff Directory". USD.edu. University of South Dakota.