Eagle Butte Woman Sentenced for Distribution of a Controlled Methamphetamine

United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, woman convicted of Distribution of a Controlled Substance, was sentenced on May 15, 2017, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.

Jorie Malcolm Cavanaugh, age 27, was sentenced to 6 months of home confinement at her parent’s home in Eagle Butte, or at another home or shelter outside of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Indian Reservation, to commence within 30 days of the Court’s Judgment Order. She also received 4 years of probation, a $500 fine, and the $100 mandatory special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims' Fund.

Cavanaugh was indicted by a federal grand jury on December 14, 2016. She pled guilty on February 21, 2017.

Cavanaugh admitted to distributing methamphetamine, a Schedule II Controlled Substance, on three occasions in Eagle Butte; twice on July 7, 2016, and once on July 8, 2016.

This case was investigated by the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services Narcotics Division. Assistant U.S. Attorney SaraBeth Donovan prosecuted the case.

Cavanaugh was released following sentencing.