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Arizona Man Sentenced on Meth Charges

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of South Dakota

United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Tucson, Arizona, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance, and Possession With Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance, was sentenced on December 10, 2018, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.

Christopher Lamont Bradshaw, age 27, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison and 8 years of supervised release on both counts, to run concurrently.  Bradshaw was also ordered to pay a mandatory special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $200.

Bradshaw was indicted by a federal grand jury on August 16, 2017.  He was found guilty by a federal jury in Pierre, South Dakota on September 21, 2018. 

In reaching its verdict, the jury found that between March and August of 2017, Bradshaw conspired to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance, in South Dakota.  The jury further found that on April 27, 2017, Bradshaw possessed with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine near Rosebud, South Dakota.  Both charges carried a mandatory minimum of 60 months in prison.  However, since Bradshaw had a prior drug felony conviction that had become final prior to his offense conduct in this case, he faced a mandatory 120 months in prison on each count.  Bradshaw’s co-defendant, Antonio Foster, pleaded guilty and was sentenced on April 30, 2018, to 60 months in prison.

Some of the facts presented to the jury included the following. On April 27, 2017, officers with the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services served a search warrant on a residence believed to be occupied by Bradshaw and Foster.  When law enforcement arrived, Bradshaw and Foster were getting ready to leave the residence in a vehicle driven by Bradshaw and owned by his long-time girlfriend.  When they saw the officers, both Bradshaw and Foster fled on foot.  Officers confiscated 89 grams of meth in the immediate area where Foster had fled, and seized a total of $5,382 in U.S. currency from both Foster’s person and Bradshaw’s vehicle.

“I want to congratulate the Rosebud Sioux Tribe and its law enforcement officers for this outstanding investigation,” said U.S. Attorney Parsons.  “This is a solid conviction and sentence for a known interstate meth dealer.”

This case was investigated by the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services.  Assistant U.S. Attorney SaraBeth Donovan prosecuted the case.

Bradshaw was immediately turned over to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.

Updated December 18, 2018

Topic
Drug Trafficking