(Great Falls) — An Idaho man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine in Great Falls and Helena was sentenced to 10 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release.
Thomas Lee Dieruf of Osborn, Idaho, pleaded guilty in May to possession with intent to distribute meth.
Dieruf was caught when law enforcement in Great Falls and Helena identified him as supplying meth, and in January 2022, investigators arranged for a purchase of meth from Dieruf. After agreeing to the deal, Dieruf left his home in Idaho and traveled to Montana, where law enforcement detained him.
Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided over the case.
