A man from Kyle convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance has been sentenced in federal court.
33 year old Marcus Pawnee Leggins must spend two and a half years in federal prison, followed by three years supervised release, and pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
Beginning at an unknown date, but no later than January 2016 to September 2020, Pawnee Leggins knowingly and intentionally conspired and acted in concert with numerous other individuals to possess and distribute methamphetamine in and around the areas of Kyle and Allen, South Dakota, as well as other locations on the Pine Ridge Reservation. During the course of the conspiracy, Pawnee Leggins possessed and distributed at least 50 grams of substances containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Justice Services – Division of Drug Enforcement, Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety, and the South Dakota Department of Criminal Investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Eric Kelderman prosecuted the case.
Comments