California Man Indicted for Drug Trafficking

PIERRE - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a federal grand jury has indicted a Long Beach, California, man for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine.

Jamaul Carter, a/k/a Mud, a/k/a Mudd Roll, age 34, was indicted in October of 2022. He appeared before Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno on November 30, 2022, and pleaded not guilty to the Indictment.

The maximum penalty upon conviction is up to life in custody and/or a $10,000,000 fine, a lifetime of supervised release, and a $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Restitution may also be ordered.

The Indictment alleges that between September of 2021 and  November of 2022, the defendant conspired with others to knowingly distribute over 500 grams of methamphetamine in South Dakota, on the Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation.

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

The investigation is being conducted by the Northern Plains Safe Trails Drug Enforcement Task Force. Assistant U.S. Attorney Meghan N. Dilges is prosecuting the case. 

Carter was released on bond pending trial. A trial date has been set for January 31, 2023.