Stilwell Woman Pleads Guilty To Methamphetamine Distribution

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced that  NATASHA DAWN POAFPYBITTY, age 29, of Stilwell, Oklahoma pled guilty to POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE METHAMPHETAMINE, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(A)(viii), punishable by not less than 10 years imprisonment, up to a $10,000,000.00 fine or both.

The charge is a result of an investigation by the Cherokee Nation Marshals Service, the District 27 District Attorney’s Drug Task Force and the Drug Enforcement Administration.  The defendant was indicted in February, 2015.

The Indictment alleged that that on or about November 20, 2014, within the Eastern District of Oklahoma, the defendant, NATASHA DAWN POAFPYBITTY, did knowingly and intentionally possess with intent to distribute fifty (50) grams or more of Methamphetamine (actual), a Schedule II controlled substance.

The Honorable Kimberly E. West, Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, in Muskogee, accepted the guilty plea and ordered the completion of a presentence report.  Sentencing will be scheduled following its completion.  The defendant will remain in the custody of the United States Marshals Service pending sentencing.

Assistant United States Attorney Shannon Henson represented the United States.