United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Mission, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine.
Alicia Medicine Eagle, age 38, was indicted on March 13, 2019. She appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno on March 25, 2019, and pled not guilty to the Indictment.
The maximum penalty upon conviction is up to 20 years in federal prison and/or a $1,000,000 fine, up to life of supervised release, and $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Restitution may also be ordered.
The Indictment alleges that on Oct. 14, 2016, and Oct. 26, 2016, Medicine Eagle possessed methamphetamine with intent to distribute it to others.
The charges are merely accusations and Medicine Eagle is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
The investigation is being conducted by the Northern Plains Safe Trails Drug Enforcement Task Force. Assistant U.S. Attorney Cameron J. Cook is prosecuting the case.
Medicine Eagle was released on bond. A trial date has not been set.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
