Brendan Johnson winds down US Attorney career

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) -  After 51/2 years as South Dakota’s United States Attorney, Brendan Johnson says he’s done.

Johnson says he talked over the matter with his family and felt it is time to start another chapter.  He says he's proud of what the office has done and the goals it has accomplished.

Johnson declined to say anything about a potential political future.  He says he never discussed his political future as US Attorney and he won't engage in that while he's still at the helm.             

Johnson says he’ll be working for a large national law firm coming to Sioux Falls.  He wouldn't reveal the firm's name.

First Assistant U-S Attorney Randy Seiler will replace Johnson March 11.  It's up to President Obama to name a permanent replacement which must be approved by the Senate.