United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota man convicted of Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on July 17, 2017, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
Jonah Burning Breast, a/k/a Jonah Jarrett Burning Breast, a/k/a Jonah Jared Burning Breast, a/k/a Jonah Jared Big Crow, age 23, was sentenced to 12 months and 1 day in custody, 3 years of supervised release, a fine of $500, forfeiture of $506, and a mandatory special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100.
Burning Breast was indicted by a federal grand jury on Feb. 15, 2017. He pled guilty on April 25, 2017.
On Sept. 2, 2016, in Todd County, South Dakota, Rosebud Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services performed a traffic stop on a vehicle driven by Burning Breast. Found in the vehicle during the stop was 8 grams of methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance, separated into five small plastic baggies, two scales, baggies, a torch-style lighter, and syringes, one of which was filled with methamphetamine. Burning Breast admitted that he intended to distribute the methamphetamine. Also found during the traffic stop was $506 in Burning Breast’s wallet.
This case was investigated by the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services. Assistant U.S. Attorney SaraBeth Donovan prosecuted the case.
Burning Breast 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
