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Glenham Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine

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

United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Glenham, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine was sentenced on January 4, 2016, by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.

Aaron Sackreiter, age 35, was sentenced to 108 months in custody, followed by 10 years of supervised release, a $10,000 fine, and $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. He must also forfeit a Taurus Judge .41 caliber pistol, and $4,514.13 in currency that was seized.

Sackreiter was indicted for Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance and Possess with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance by a federal grand jury on September 16, 2014. He pled guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance on October 27, 2015. The drug quantity attributed to Sackreiter as a part of his role in the narcotics trafficking conspiracy was at least 50 grams, but less than 200 grams, of methamphetamine.

Sackreiter conspired with individuals from California to have methamphetamine brought into South Dakota for re-distribution. Sackreiter distributed some of the methamphetamine himself and recruited others to distribute for him on both the Cheyenne River and Standing Rock Sioux Reservations.

On June 29, 2014, local law enforcement went to Sackreiter’s residence to serve an arrest warrant on him. Sackreiter, Luis Salazar, and Spring Gullickson were present at the residence when law enforcement arrived. During the arrest process, law enforcement could smell a distinct odor of marijuana coming from inside the residence. While they were searching Sackreiter’s person after placing him under arrest, they found $533.13 in cash. Search warrants were then obtained for the residence. A quantity of methamphetamine the size of a billiard ball was seized during execution of the search warrant. The “ball” weighed 65 grams (2.3 ounces). Also found during the search was $3,981.00 in cash, a loaded Taurus Judge pistol, and other drug-related evidence.

Previously, on June 13, 2014, Sackreiter and Salazar had at least eight ounces of methamphetamine in their possession. Sackreiter recruited Gullickson to assist him in distributing the methamphetamine. Sackreiter also provided methamphetamine to Stanley Schily multiple times so that Schily could re-distribute the methamphetamine to others. Schily purchased approximately four "8-balls" (3.5 grams) and other quantities of methamphetamine from Sackreiter a total of five or six times. A separate search of Schily’s residence on July 1, 2014, resulted in the seizure of additional quantities of methamphetamine.

This case was investigated by the Mobridge Police Department and the Northern Plains Safe Trails Drug Enforcement Task Force. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jay Miller prosecuted the case.

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

Updated January 7, 2016

Topic
Drug Trafficking