Adrienne Dawn LaForge, Meth Trafficking, Montana 2023

A Lame Deer woman was sentenced to prison for selling methamphetamine on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation as part of larger drug trafficking activity on the Crow and Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservations.

Adrienne Dawn LaForge, 35, pleaded guilty in August 2023 to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. LaForge was sentenced to two years in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.

The crime was committed on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in Montana, where LaForge sold methamphetamine to law enforcement in August 2022. An indictment accused LaForge of trafficking meth from about January 2022 through October 2022 on the Northern Cheyenne and Crow reservations.

LaForge was affiliated with another Northern Cheyenne Reservation dealer, who also was trafficking on Crow, and others who were charged as a result of an investigation into a large drug trafficking conspiracy. The Bureau of Indian Affairs, Drug Enforcement Administration and FBI conducted the investigation.

The case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.

LaForge's sentencing occurred in Billings, Montana, where U.S. District Judge Susan P. Watters presided. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys. The investigation was led by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Drug Enforcement Administration and FBI.

Defendant: Adrienne Dawn LaForge

Criminal Charges: Possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine

City and State: Billings, Montana

Exact Date: August 2022 (crime), August 2023 (sentencing)

Sentence or Outcome: Two years in prison, followed by four years of supervised release

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mt/pr/lame-deer-woman-sentenced-prison-trafficking-methamphetamine