Kyle Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance

United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Kyle, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.

Raymond Bull Bear, age 35, was sentenced on October 2, 2018, to 18 months in federal prison, followed by 2 years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.

Bull Bear was indicted for the charge by a federal grand jury on December 15, 2015.  The charge related to Bull Bear conspiring with others to distribute more than 80 kilograms of marijuana in the District of South Dakota between 2012 and 2015.

This case was investigated by the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation, Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Justice Services, and the Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Megan Poppen prosecuted the case.

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