Shadow Jensen, Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance, South Dakota 2022

Shadow Jensen, 32, of Wanblee, South Dakota, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Jensen was one of six members of a drug conspiracy based out of the Martin, South Dakota, area and the Pine Ridge Reservation who were convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance.

On November 10, 2020, a federal grand jury indicted the seven co-defendants for their involvement in the conspiracy.

During the course of the conspiracy, pounds of methamphetamine were trafficked into South Dakota, primarily from Colorado. Schrum, of Ft. Morgan, Colorado, brought the methamphetamine to various locations in South Dakota, primarily on the Pine Ridge reservation.

Jensen, along with co-defendants Beau Imitates Dog, 40, of Martin, South Dakota; Frank Milk, 44, of Wanblee, South Dakota; and Paul Moore, 38, of Kyle, South Dakota, were sentenced in U.S. District Court by District Judge Jeffrey L. Viken.

Jensen was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Imitates Dog was also sentenced to 10 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Milk was sentenced to 13 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Moore was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release.

Brett Schrum and Richard Bettelyoun have pleaded guilty and are awaiting sentencing. Co-defendant Tracy Jones has pleaded not guilty and will stand trial in May.

The case was investigated by the Badlands Safe Trails Drug Enforcement Task Force, which is comprised of agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety, South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation, Bureau of Indian Affairs Division of Drug Enforcement, and the Martin Police Department.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Gina S. Nelson prosecuted the case. Jensen, Imitates Dog, Milk, and Moore were immediately turned over to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.

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