Brandon, SD Woman Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing and Distributing Methamphetamine in the Sioux Falls Area

SIOUX FALLS - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange has sentenced a woman from Brandon, SD, who was convicted of Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute. The sentencing took place on August 4, 2025.

Wendy Faye Stricherz, 49, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.

Stricherz was indicted for Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute by a federal grand jury in January 2024. She pleaded guilty on May 8, 2025.

Investigators with the Sioux Falls Area Drug Task Force learned that Stricherz was traveling to Las Vegas, Nevada, to pick up methamphetamine that she then trafficked to others out of her home and at a local bar in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. In October 2023, investigators executed a search warrant at Stricherz’s home and found methamphetamine and distribution materials in both her home and in a vehicle in which she was traveling. Altogether, Stricherz is believed to have trafficked more than four pounds of methamphetamine in the Sioux Falls area.

This case was investigated by the Sioux Falls Area Drug Task Force, the South Dakota Highway Patrol, the Brandon Police Department, and the FBI. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Hodges prosecuted the case.

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