United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on Sept. 18, 2018, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
Patrick Okroi, age 61, was sentenced to 20 years custody in federal prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
Beginning January 2016, Okroi travelled to California from Rapid City at least once or twice every month to pick up methamphetamine. Okroi then distributed between 5 and 15 kilograms of methamphetamine in western South Dakota to other persons, including Gregory O’Kelley and Amanda Tindall. O’Kelley and Tindall both previously received 121 months in federal prison. Juan Porcayo, also alleged to be involved in this conspiracy, is pending trial in March 2019.
On Jan. 13, 2017, Okroi’s home was searched and two (2) pistols and two (2) rifles were located and seized from his home.
This case was investigated by the Unified Narcotics Enforcement Team, Department of Homeland Security Investigations, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation, Pennington County Sheriff’s Office, and the Rapid City Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kathryn N. Rich prosecuted the case.
Okroi 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
