Steven Ward McMullen, Jr., Methamphetamine Distribution, South Dakota 2019

A Wichita, Kansas, man was sentenced for his role in a massive methamphetamine distribution conspiracy on the Standing Rock Sioux Indian Reservation in South Dakota.

Steven Ward McMullen, Jr., age 45, was convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine and received a harsh sentence of 130 months in federal prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, a $1,000 fine, and a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100.

The conviction stemmed from a conspiracy that began on or about January 25, 2018, and continued to on or about August 13, 2018, where McMullen knowingly and intentionally combined, conspired, confederated, and agreed with persons to knowingly and intentionally distribute and possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine on the Standing Rock Sioux Indian Reservation.

McMullen was indicted by a federal grand jury on August 13, 2018. He pled guilty on June 4, 2019.

The case was investigated by the Mobridge Police Department, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Corson County Sherriff’s Office, the Mandan, North Dakota Police Department, and the Northern Plains Safe Trails Drug Enforcement Task Force. Assistant U.S. Attorney Cameron J. Cook prosecuted the case.

McMullen was immediately turned over to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.

The harsh sentence handed down to McMullen serves as a warning to those involved in organized crime and human trafficking in the region.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sd/pr/kansas-man-sentenced-conspiracy-distribute-methamphetamine