Aberdeen Woman Indicted for Distributing Oxycodone

United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Aberdeen, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Distribution of Oxycodone.

Sheila Salas, age 55, was indicted on December 10, 2019.  She appeared through counsel before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno on March 13, 2020, and pled not guilty to the Indictment.

The maximum penalty upon conviction is 20 years in federal prison and/or a $1,000,000 fine, a lifetime of supervised release, and $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.  Restitution may also be ordered. 

The Indictment alleges that on September 7, 2018, Salas knowingly and intentionally distributed a prescription drug containing oxycodone in Aberdeen, South Dakota.  The male victim, to whom Salas unlawfully distributed the oxycodone, suffered a fatal overdose the same day.    

The charge is merely an accusation and Salas is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. 

The investigation is being conducted by the Aberdeen Police Department.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Cameron J. Cook is prosecuting the case.   

Salas was released on bond pending trial.  A trial date has not been set.