OCTOBER 2023:
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a Pine Ridge man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance.
Jeremiah Little, 40, was sentenced to eight years and four months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. He was also ordered to forfeit two firearms.
In the spring and summer of 2021, Little distributed methamphetamine primarily in Kyle and Pine Ridge, South Dakota. On May 13, 2022, law enforcement located two firearms and drug paraphernalia in a vehicle operated by Little after he fled from them. During the time frame of the conspiracy, Little was responsible for distributing around 200 grams of methamphetamine. On a second occasion in August of 2022, Little again fled from law enforcement, this time leading to seizure of drug paraphernalia.
This case was investigated by Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety, FBI, and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kathryn N. Rich prosecuted the case.
Little was immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.
FEBRUARY 2022:
A minimum-security state prison inmate has been placed on escape status.
39 year old Jeremiah Little was being transported to his community service jobsite in Rapid City when he got out of the transport vehicle and left the area in another vehicle. Little is a Native American male. He is 6-foot-3-inches tall and weighs approximately 220 pounds. He has brown hair and hazel eyes.
Little is currently serving sentences from Pennington County for eluding, committing a crime while armed and distribution of a controlled substance.
If you see Little or know of his whereabouts, please contact law enforcement immediately.
Failure to return to custody following an assignment constitutes second-degree escape, a Class 5 felony punishable by up to 5 years in prison.
Inmate Jeremiah Little booking photo from South Dakota Department of Corrections.
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