United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, woman convicted of Distribution of a Controlled Substance was sentenced on April 24, 2017, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
Ebony Hope Justyne Cook, age 20, was sentenced to 8 months in custody, followed by 3 years of supervised release, and a mandatory special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100.
Cook was indicted by a federal grand jury on Oct. 12, 2016. She pled guilty on February 7, 2017.
On July 22, 2016, in Eagle Butte, Cook knowingly and intentionally distributed methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance, to another person.
This case was investigated by the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services Narcotics Division and the Northern Plains Safe Trails Drug Enforcement Task Force. Assistant U.S. Attorney SaraBeth Donovan prosecuted the case.
Cook was immediately turned over to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
