United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid
City, South Dakota, woman who pled guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute a
Controlled Substance was sentenced on March 30, 2020, by U.S. District Judge
Jeffrey L. Viken.
Bryaunah Stewart, age 28, was sentenced to a total of 10
years in federal prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, and a $100
special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
From approximately November 2017 to June 2018, Stewart
distributed methamphetamine in the area of Rapid City. The methamphetamine she distributed was
brought to South Dakota from Colorado by another woman, Cathy Wells, who was
sentenced in July 2019 to 20 years in prison.
This case was investigated by the Unified Narcotics
Enforcement Team (UNET), Drug Enforcement Agency, and the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. UNET
is comprised of law enforcement from the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office,
the Rapid City Police Department, South Dakota Division of Criminal
Investigation, and the South Dakota National Guard. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kathryn N. Rich
prosecuted the case.
Stewart was immediately returned to the custody of the U.S.
Marshals Service.
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