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Eagle Butte Man Sentenced for Distribution of a Controlled Substance

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of South Dakota

United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of two counts of Distribution of a Controlled Substance was sentenced on April 24, 2017, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.

Whitney Vaughn Marrowbone, age 22, was sentenced to 7 months in custody and 3 years of supervised release on each count, to run concurrently, a fine of $500, and a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $200.

Marrowbone was indicted by a federal grand jury on October 12, 2016. He pled guilty on February 6, 2017.

On July 8 and 11, 2016, Marrowbone, knowingly and intentionally distributed methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance, in Eagle Butte.

This case was investigated by the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services Narcotics Division and the Northern Plains Safe Trails Drug Enforcement Task Force. Assistant U.S. Attorney SaraBeth Donovan prosecuted the case.

Marrowbone was immediately turned over to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.

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Contact

Ace Crawford
Public Information Officer
Phone: 605.341.1915

Updated May 10, 2017

Topic
Drug Trafficking