A Rapid City woman has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for her role in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy that prosecutors said operated across South Dakota, including Rapid City.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, District of South Dakota

United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that U.S. District Court Judge Camela C. Theeler sentenced Jaimie High Horse, 36, on October 20, 2026, for conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. High Horse will serve five years of supervised release after prison and was ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. There is no parole in the federal system.

High Horse was indicted by a federal grand jury in April 2026 and pleaded guilty on July 21, 2026. Prosecutors said she, along with 12 co-defendants, was involved in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine throughout South Dakota, and that she was personally involved in the distribution of 500 grams or more.

Source: KOTA Radio

She was arrested in April 2026 after a high-speed pursuit involving an officer with the Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety, the Justice Department said. Local reporting said the investigation involved numerous local, tribal, state and federal agencies, including the Rapid City Police Department, the Pennington County Sheriff's Office and the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation, and that High Horse was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service after sentencing.

The Justice Department said the case is part of Operation Take Back America, its nationwide initiative involving the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces and Project Safe Neighborhoods.