A 44 year old woman from Fort Pierre and a 45 year old man from Pierre both convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance have been sentenced in federal U.S. District Court.
Shannon Spears must spend 121 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release. John Klein must spend 20 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Both Spears and Klein were each also ordered to pay a $1,000 fine, and special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100.
The convictions stem from Klein and Spears conspiring with others to knowingly and intentionally distribute methamphetamine in and around central South Dakota. Klein used sources of supply of methamphetamine from Minnesota and Colorado to bring large amounts of methamphetamine to the Pierre area, where he would use individuals, including Spears, to distribute that methamphetamine in and around central South Dakota. It was reasonably foreseeable that over 500 grams of methamphetamine was distributed during the course of the conspiracy.
Klein’s spouse, Taylor Huemoeller, a/k/a, Taylor Klein, who was also involved in the conspiracy, is set to be sentenced on August 15, 2022. Randy Little Shield was previously sentenced to 10 years in federal custody for his role in the conspiracy.
This case was investigated by the Northern Plains Safe Trails Drug Enforcement Task Force, the FBI, the South Dakota Highway Patrol, the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Klein and Spears were both immediately turned over to the custody of the US Marshals Service.
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