United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, woman convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on February 21, 2017, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
Duciana Eagle Chasing, a/k/a Duciana Ranay Comes Flying, age 40, was sentenced to 6 months in custody, 3 years of supervised release, a $500 fine, and a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
Eagle Chasing was indicted by a federal grand jury on July 19, 2016, for Distribution of a Controlled Substance between May 10, 2016, and May 27, 2016. Eagle Chasing pled guilty on November 8, 2016, admitting that she distributed methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance, in South Dakota on May 10, 12, and 27, 2016.
This case was investigated by the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services Narcotics Division. Assistant U.S. Attorney SaraBeth Donovan prosecuted the case.
Eagle Chasing was immediately turned over to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.