Belle Fourche Woman Sentenced for Drug Trafficking

RAPID CITY - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey L. Viken has sentenced a Belle Fourche, South Dakota, woman convicted of Distribution of a Controlled Substance. The sentencing took place on December 16, 2022.

Jordan Dolney, 24, was sentenced to 16 months in federal prison, followed by three years supervised release, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.

Jordan Dolney was indicted for Distribution of a Controlled Substance by a federal grand jury in February of 2022. She pleaded guilty on October 7, 2022.

Dolney assisted her co-defendant, Thomas Beetem, with obtaining a substance containing a mixture of heroin and fentanyl, and then assisted in coordinating the distribution and transfer of that substance to another in Rapid City, South Dakota. Beetem was previously sentenced to 16 months in custody.

This case was investigated by the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation, Drug Enforcement Administration, Meade County Sheriff’s Department, and the Pennington County Sheriff’s Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kathryn N. Rich prosecuted the case.

Dolney was immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.