Eagle Butte Man Indicted on Methamphetamine Charges

United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance and Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance.

David Little Wounded, age 35, was indicted on August 13, 2018. He appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno on September 10, 2018, and plead not guilty to the Indictment.

The maximum penalty upon conviction is up to 40 years in federal prison and/or a $5,000,000 fine, a lifetime of supervised release, and $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Restitution may also be ordered.

The Indictment alleges that between April 1, 2016, and August 13, 2018, Little Wounded knowingly and intentionally combined, conspired, confederated, and agreed with persons to knowingly and intentionally distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. The Indictment also alleges on or about February 4, 2017, and June 3, 2017, Little Wounded, knowingly and intentionally possessed with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.

The charges are merely accusations and Little Wounded is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

The investigation is being conducted by the Northern Plains Safe Trails Drug Enforcement Task Force and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services. Assistant U.S. Attorney Cameron J. Cook is prosecuting the case.

Little Wounded was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending trial. A trial date has been set for October 30, 2018.