Tag: 2016
Mission Man Norman Lee Ritter Sentenced in Meth Conspiracy
A 49-year-old Mission man has been locked up for pushing poison across tribal and rural South Dakota. Norman Lee Ritter was sentenced to 108 months in federal prison on December 20, 2016, for his role in a sprawling methamphetamine distribution ring that flooded the region with up to five kilograms of the destructive drug. Ritter…
Eagle Butte Man Sentenced in Meth Conspiracy
Robert Earlwin Lofton, Jr., a/k/a Robert Erwin Lofton, Jr., a/k/a Blue Lofton, 35, of Eagle Butte, South Dakota, has been sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for his role in a sprawling methamphetamine distribution ring that flooded tribal lands with high-grade narcotics. The conviction, handed down December 19, 2016, by U.S. District Judge Roberto…
Chelsey Little Sentenced in South Dakota Meth Conspiracy
A Valentine, Nebraska woman has been locked up for her role in a sprawling methamphetamine distribution ring that pumped more than 350 grams of the drug into South Dakota communities. Chelsey Sherri Little, a/k/a Chelsey Long Crow, age 22, was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison on December 12, 2016, after admitting her part…
Dupree Man Ptan Clown Sentenced in Meth Distribution Case
Dupree resident Ptan Clown, a/k/a P’tan Hoksila Clown, 36, was sentenced to 8 months in federal prison on December 19, 2016, for distributing methamphetamine on multiple occasions. The conviction, handed down by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange, marks the end of a swift but damning federal case built on three separate drug transactions. Between…
McLaughlin Man Cops to Beating Victim Unconscious
A McLaughlin man admitted to pummeling another man into unconsciousness during a violent roadside brawl, only to keep swinging after his victim dropped. Sinjin Cameron, 23, was sentenced on December 20, 2016, by U.S. Magistrate Judge William D. Gerdes after pleading guilty to Assault by Striking, Beating, and Wounding. Cameron received 180 days in federal…
Paul Mignani Charged in Bethel Overdose Deaths
Two women lay dead in Bethel — one found blue and unresponsive in a home, the other barely alive at the doorstep of the same man — and now 51-year-old PAUL MIGNANI sits behind bars, facing federal charges tied to their opioid-fueled collapses. The DEA and U.S. Attorney’s Office have moved in hard, charging MIGNANI…
Harold Davis Sentenced to 151 Months for Sex Trafficking Minor
Harold Davis, 28, of Memphis, Tennessee, is headed to federal prison for more than 12 years after being convicted of sex trafficking a minor and using the internet to facilitate the crime. On Thursday, December 29, 2016, U.S. District Judge Samuel H. Mays Jr. handed down a 151-month sentence, slamming the defendant for preying on…
Jacksonville Man Pleaded Guilty to Receiving Child Abuse Videos
Richard Daniel Lord, 58, of Jacksonville, Florida, has pleaded guilty to receiving child sexual abuse videos over the internet, admitting he spent years hunting for illegal material online while fixated on children as young as 10 years old. According to federal prosecutors, Lord admitted during an FBI interview that he used his cell phones to…
Scranton Econo Lodge Robbery: Robinson Gets 7 Years
SCRANTON, PA – Justice, though delayed, finally arrived for the February 13, 2016, armed robbery of the Econo Lodge in Scranton. Kelvin Robinson, 25, of Newport News, Virginia, will spend the next seven years behind bars after being sentenced by United States District Judge Malachy E. Mannion. The sentence comes after Robinson pleaded guilty to…
Titusville Man Convicted in $9,874 Govt Money Theft
Ricardo Miguel Mayo, 49, of Titusville, walked into federal court a free man — but not for long. A federal jury convicted him yesterday on charges of theft of government money and aggravated identity theft, capping a years-long fraud scheme that began with a forged tax return and ended with cold, stolen cash in his…
