A U.S. District Judge has handed down the punishment for a 62 year old Fort Pierre woman convicted of Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance.
In federal court this week (Sept. 9, 2024), Carla Reed was sentenced to four years and seven months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, a $1,000 fine, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
Reed was indicted for Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance by a federal grand jury in July of 2023. She pleaded guilty in June of 2024.
Information from the U.S. Attorney’s Office says Reed would take trips to Denver, Colorado, to pick up large amounts of methamphetamine and bring it back to Fort Pierre, where she distributed it from her home. In February of 2023 (Feb. 18, 2023), Reed was on a return trip from Denver when law enforcement conducted a traffic stop of Reed’s vehicle. They seized 130 grams of pure methamphetamine.
This case was investigated Northern Plains Safe Trails Drug Task Force and the South Dakota Highway Patrol.
Reed was immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.
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