Sioux Falls Man Indicted for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine

United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance.

Adam Michael Tanner, age 46, was indicted on September 10, 2019.  He appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno on January 23, 2020, and pled not guilty to the Indictment.

The maximum penalty upon conviction is up to life in federal prison and/or a $10,000,000 fine, up to life of supervised release, and $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.  Restitution may also be ordered.

The Indictment alleges that between March 1, 2018, and September 10, 2019, Tanner knowingly and intentionally, combined, conspired, confederated, and agreed with others to knowingly and intentionally distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, a schedule II controlled substance.

The charge is merely an accusation and Tanner is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. 

The investigation is being conducted by the Northern Plains Safe Trails Drug Enforcement Task Force and the Pierre Police Department.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Meghan Dilges is prosecuting the case.   

Tanner was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending trial.  A trial date has not been set.