United States of America v. Travis Orr

Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking

Rapid City Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance.



Travis Orr, age 35, was sentenced to 19 ½ years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100.



Orr was indicted by a federal grand jury in July 2023 and pleaded guilty on September 6, 2024.



Between the Fall of 2021 and November of 2022, Orr was part of a drug conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in South Dakota. Orr obtained the methamphetamine from co-conspirators on multiple occasions and distributed it to others in South Dakota. The group moved approximately 30 pounds of methamphetamine during Orr's involvement. Orr was also involved in trading firearms for methamphetamine.



This case was investigated by the Unified Narcotics Enforcement Team (UNET) and the South Dakota Highway Patrol. UNET is comprised of law enforcement from the Pennington County Sheriff's Office, Rapid City Police Department, South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation, South Dakota Highway Patrol, and the South Dakota National Guard. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Hodges prosecuted the case.



Orr was immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service following sentencing.