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 Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance.

Calvin Edwards, Jr., age 41, was indicted on January 14, 2020.  He appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno on January 21, 2020, and pled not guilty to the Indictment.

The maximum penalty upon conviction is 20 years in prison and/or a $1,000,000 fine, at least 3 years, up to a lifetime of supervised release, and $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund for each Count.  Restitution may also be ordered. 

The Indictment alleges that on or about July 1, 2019, Edwards knowingly and intentionally possessed with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, a schedule II controlled substance

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

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

Edwards was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending trial.  A trial date has not been set.