RAPID CITY, S.D. — A multi-state meth distribution ring has three men sentenced to federal prison.
United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced three men convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance.
Chris Janis, a.k.a “Izzy” Janis, age 50, of Manderson, South Dakota, was sentenced on July 25, 2024, to six years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release and a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund for $100.
Dalton Fiala, age 24, of Buffalo, Wyoming, was sentenced on July 26, 2024, to four years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release and a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund for $100.
Richard Glover, age 43, of Denver, Colorado, was sentenced on July 26, 2024, to 17 years and six months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release and a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund for $100.
Janis was indicted by a federal grand jury in the summer of 2023 and pleaded guilty on March 15, 2024. Glover and Fiala were indicated by a federal grand jury in the fall of 2023 and pleaded guilty on April 26, 2024.
These convictions stemmed from activities involving the large-scale distribution of methamphetamine in Rapid City, South Dakota, and on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Glover and his significant other, Teresa Goodroad, were the source of supply for Mark Bond and Todd Pape in South Dakota.
During the course of the conspiracy, Bond and Pape would make trips to Colorado to pick up pounds of methamphetamine from Goodroad and Glover. Other times Goodroad and Glover would deliver the drugs to Bond and Pape in South Dakota. Once the drugs were in South Dakota it would be further distributed by multiple individuals, including Janis and Fiala. Between 15 and 45 kilograms of methamphetamine was distributed during the course of this criminal enterprise, according to the press release.
Goodroad, Bond, and Pape were sentenced earlier this summer. Goodroad received a sentence of 17 years and six months in prison; Bond received a sentence of 26 years and eight months in prison; and Pape received a sentence of 25 years in prison.
