Rapid City Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking

RAPID CITY - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Jeffrey L. Viken has sentenced a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. The sentencing took place on January 27, 2023.

Brian Jackson, 64, was sentenced to ten years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.

Jackson was indicted for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance by a federal grand jury in January of 2020. He pleaded guilty on September 23, 2022.

During the conspiracy, Jackson obtained and transported methamphetamine between California and South Dakota on multiple occasions, with the purpose of distributing the methamphetamine in Western South Dakota. On one return trip from California, Jackson was stopped by South Dakota Highway Patrol troopers and was found to be in possession of approximately two pounds of methamphetamine.

This case was investigated by the Unified Narcotics Enforcement Team (UNET), which is a local drug task force comprised of law enforcement from the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office, Rapid City Police Department, South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation, South Dakota Highway Patrol, and the South Dakota National Guard.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Gina S. Nelson prosecuted the case.

Jackson was immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.