Rapid City Woman Sentenced to 14 Years for Conspiracy to Distribute Meth
United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, woman convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on November 1, 2019, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
Roxanne Barton, age 36, was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
From approximately June 2016 through June 2018, Barton was involved in a conspiracy responsible for distributing over 500 grams of methamphetamine in the Rapid City area.
This case was investigated by the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation, the Unified Narcotics Enforcement Team, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kathryn N. Rich prosecuted the case. Additional co-conspirators are pending trials. Several other co-conspirators have already been sentenced.
Barton was immediately turned over to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.
###
