A 30 year old man from Rapid City convicted of Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance has been sentenced in US District Court.
Daniel Roan Eagle must spend 55 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, pay a $1,000 fine and pay a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100.
The conviction stemmed from an incident that occurred on October 27, 2019, on a rural road in Todd County. During the early morning hours, Roan Eagle became stranded during a snowstorm. Officers were able to locate Roan Eagle and get him to safety. During the contact officers found a backpack that contained marijuana and 80 grams of methamphetamine, along with a scale and other drug paraphernalia items. Roan Eagle was intending to distribute the methamphetamine on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in central South Dakota.
This case is being prosecuted as part of the joint federal, state and local Project Safe Neighborhoods Program, the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts.
This case was investigated by the Northern Plains Safe Trails Drug Enforcement Task Force and the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services. Assistant U.S. Meghan N. Dilges prosecuted the case.
Roan Eagle was immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.
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