SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A Pine Ridge woman was sentenced to four years and three months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.
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Bessie Rose Brewer, 33, was sentenced for these crimes on March 9, according to a press release from the United States Attorney General’s South Dakota District.
The four years and four months sentence will run concurrent to three years in federal prison on a firearms possession charge.
In January 2025, law enforcement conducted a routine traffic stop During the stop, law enforcement seized a pistol from Brewer’s jacket pocket and located a small amount of cocaine in the vehicle. Following an investigation, law enforcement found that Brewer was receiving cocaine from others and selling it on the Pine Ridge Reservation…