Milbank Man Sentenced on Meth Charge

United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that a Milbank, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on February 2, 2022, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.

Delvin Eagle Chasing, a/k/a Delvin Baumgarten, age 36, was sentenced to 36 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100.

Eagle Chasing was indicted by a federal grand jury on May 11, 2021.  He pled guilty on November 11, 2021.

The conviction stemmed from a traffic stop that occurred on January 12, 2021, on the Cheyenne River Sioux Indian Reservation in South Dakota.  An eventual search of the vehicle revealed 37 grams of methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance.

This case was investigated by the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services and the Northern Plains Safe Trails Drug Enforcement Task Force.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Meghan N. Dilges prosecuted the case.

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