Tahlequah Man Sentenced To 96 Months For Methamphetamine Distribution

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Bruce Aaron Bardesis, age 53, of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 96 months imprisonment and 3 years supervised release for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(C). The charges arose from an investigation by the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. 

The Indictment alleged that on or about October 26, 2017, within the Eastern District of Oklahoma, Bruce Aaron Bardesis knowingly and intentionally possessed with intent to distribute a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance.

“Rural and metropolitan areas alike continue to feel the negative effects that methamphetamine has not only on the user, but also children, families, schools and even the work force. Dealers profit while society picks up the pieces. We must continue to be diligent, stop the drug dealers, and send the message that the unlawful distribution of drugs will not be tolerated,” United States Attorney Brian J. Kuester said. 

The Honorable Ronald A. White, U.S. District Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, in Muskogee, presided over the hearing. Assistant United States Attorney Linda Epperley represented the United States. The defendant will remain in custody pending transportation to the designated federal facility at which the non-paroleable sentence will be served.