A Menominee woman has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine on the Menominee Indian Reservation. The announcement was made by Richard G. Frohling, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
Dianna L. Chevalier, 41, formerly of Keshena, received her sentence on October 14, 2025, from Senior United States District Judge William C. Griesbach after pleading guilty on May 29, 2025. Following her release from prison, Chevalier will be subject to an additional five years of supervised release.
Court documents state that Chevalier was a passenger in a vehicle that fled Shawano County law enforcement on September 10, 2024. The pursuit continued onto the Menominee Indian Reservation with tribal and county officers involved. The vehicle eventually stopped near Crow Settlement Road and Wisconsin State Highway 47. Chevalier and others attempted to flee but were apprehended outside a residence. Authorities found multiple plastic bags containing a total of 43.11 grams of methamphetamine in Chevalier’s possession.
At sentencing, Judge Griesbach addressed Chevalier’s criminal history and the severity of her actions. He also commented on the broader impact: “Judge Griesbach also considered the damage done to the Menominee Indian Reservation and other communities through abuse of controlled substances, and the danger those substances represent to the people who buy them.”
The investigation was conducted by the Menominee Tribal Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation, with support from local sheriff’s offices and the Wisconsin State Crime Laboratory. Assistant United States Attorney Andrew J. Maier prosecuted the case in Green Bay federal court.
