(Billings) A federal investigation into a large-scale meth trafficking organization that was based on the Crow Indian Reservation and distributed drugs to three other Montana Indian reservations and communities from suppliers in Washington and a Mexican cartel has resulted in federal convictions in Montana of 27 people, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich announced today.
Attorney Laslovich, along with federal law enforcement partners, discussed the dismantling of the drug organization, known as Spear Siding, during a news conference in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Billings.
Investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, FBI, and Bureau of Indian Affairs, the case was one of the largest federal drug trafficking probes in Montana in recent years.
Full List of Convictions
• Wendell Lefthand, of Lodge Grass: 180 months in prison
• Frederica Lefthand, of Lodge Grass: 288 months in prison
• Roderick Plentyhawk, of Billings: 300 months in prison
• Carly Joy James, of Billings: 84 months in prison
• Jeffrey Prettypaint, of Crow Agency: 60 months in prison
• Darlon Richard Lefthand, of Billings: 84 months in prison
• Keilee Shambrae Diaz, of Hardin: 12 months, one day in prison
• Zachary Douglas Bacon, of Garryowen: time served
• Morgan Luke Hugs, of Hardin: 48 months in prison
• Anthony Springfield, of Hardin: time served
• Haley James, of Billings: time served
• John Littlehead, of Billings: 48 months in prison
• Marianna Wallace, of Omak, Washington: 36 months in prison
• Yvon Lopez Flores, of Omak, Washington: 48 months in prison
• Jacklyn Littlebird, of Lame Deer: time served
• Adrienne LaForge, of Lame Deer: 24 months in prison
• Geofredo James Littlebird, of Lame Deer: pending sentencing
• Nancy Hartsock, of Billings: 72 months in prison
• Joe Simpson, of Lame Deer: 240 months in prison
• Melanie Bloodman, of Billings: time served
• Renita Redfield, of Lodge Grass: 63 months in prison
• Daniel Jiminez-Chavez, of Omak, Washington: 84 months in prison
• Sayra Longfox, of Lodge Grass: pending sentencing
• Emma King, of Lame Deer: pending sentencing
• Antonio Infante, of Brewster, Washington: 128 months in prison
• Elisha Felicia, of Wyola: 60 months in prison
• Nicole Schwalbach, of Billings: 120 months in prison
