Tucson, Arizona resident Christopher Lamont Bradshaw, 27, has been found guilty of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance in a federal jury trial in Pierre, South Dakota.
According to court documents, Bradshaw was found guilty of conspiring with at least one other person to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine between March 1, 2017, and August 16, 2017.
The jury also found Bradshaw guilty of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine on April 27, 2017, near Rosebud, South Dakota. On that day, officers with the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services served a search warrant on a residence believed to be occupied by Bradshaw and Antonio Foster.
When law enforcement arrived, Bradshaw and Foster fled in the vehicle driven by Bradshaw and on foot. Officers found 89 grams of methamphetamine in the field where Foster had fled, and seized a total of $5,382 in U.S. currency from Foster’s person and Bradshaw’s vehicle.
Foster was sentenced on April 30, 2018, to 60 months in federal prison.
This case was investigated by the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services. Assistant U.S. Attorney SaraBeth Donovan prosecuted the case.
A presentence investigation was ordered, and a sentencing date was set for December 10, 2018. Bradshaw was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.
The charges against Bradshaw carry a mandatory minimum federal prison sentence of 5 years and up to 40 years and/or a $5,000,000 fine, up to a lifetime of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
Key Facts
- State: South Dakota
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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