Date: 06-29-2021

Case Style:

United States of America v. Robert Joseph Speelman

Case Number: 1:20-cr-00057-SPW

Judge: Susan P. Watters

Court: United States District Court for the District of Montana (Yellowstone County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: United States District Attorney’s Office

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Robert Joseph Speelman, 48, was charged wth possession with intent to distribute meth.

Ahe government alleged that on Jan. 21, 2020, a Bureau of Indian Affairs canine officer, while on patrol on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, saw Speelman, a known drug user and dealer on the reservation, sitting in his truck on the side of the road. Speelman had outstanding tribal warrants. A cursory search by the officer in a subsequent arrest resulted in the recovery of a small amount of meth. There also was a rifle mounted above the back window. The truck was impounded and searched, which resulted in the recovery of about 68 grams of meth, $179 in cash and two more firearms.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Lori H. Suek prosecuted the case, which was investigated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

21:841A=CD.F POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE METHAMPHETAMINE; 21:853 FORFEITURE ALLEGATION
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Outcome: Defendant was sentenced to 10 years in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release and was assessed $100.00.

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