David William Sharp, Meth Trafficking, Montana 2024

GREAT FALLS, Montana - David William Sharp, a 48-year-old man from Browning, has been found guilty of trafficking methamphetamine on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, according to a recent investigation.

The investigation, led by the FBI and Blackfeet Law Enforcement Services, found that Sharp was distributing meth in and around the community of Browning. Witnesses told investigators that Sharp received drugs from a supplier in the Kalispell area with the intent of selling them on the Blackfeet Reservation.

Law enforcement conducted three controlled buys of meth from Sharp at his residence. Following the last purchase in November 2023, law enforcement executed a tribal search warrant at Sharp’s residence. Investigators seized 296 grams of pure meth, packaged in 11 baggies, drug paraphernalia, and five firearms.

The purchased and seized drugs totaled approximately 315 grams of meth. Sharp faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years to life in prison, a $10 million fine, and at least five years of supervised release. The court will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Sharp was detained pending further proceedings. Sentencing was set for April 23, 2025. The U.S. Attorney’s Office is prosecuting the case as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program aimed at reducing violent crime and gun violence.

Project Safe Neighborhoods is a program that brings together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence. The program is based on the following 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.

The government alleged in court documents that in the spring of 2023, law enforcement in Browning received information that Sharp was distributing meth in and around the community. The U.S. Attorney's Office is working to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mt/pr/browning-man-admits-trafficking-meth-blackfeet-indian-reservation