Evan Brown Bull, Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine, South Dakota 2023

Evan Brown Bull, 38, Convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine

RAPID CITY, South Dakota - Evan Brown Bull, 38, of Kyle, South Dakota, has been convicted of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance - methamphetamine, announced United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell.

The verdict was returned on March 8, 2024, following a three-day jury trial in federal district court in Rapid City, South Dakota.

Bull was indicted by a federal grand jury in July 2023. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of ten years, up to life, in custody and/or a $10,000,000 fine, five years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.

Evidence at trial established that between 2016 and 2023, Bull conspired with others to distribute methamphetamine on the Pine Ridge Reservation and Rapid City, South Dakota. Bull was seen on video selling drugs and chat records obtained also detailed multiple methamphetamine deals and demonstrated the conspiracy in which Bull was involved.

This case was investigated by the Badlands Safe Trails Drug Enforcement Task Force, which is comprised of agents from the FBI, South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation, Bureau of Indian Affairs Division of Drug Enforcement, Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety, and the Martin Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Troy R. Morley prosecuted the case.

A presentence investigation was ordered and a sentencing date has yet to be set. The defendant was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sd/pr/kyle-man-found-guilty-conspiracy-distribute-methamphetamine