MANDERSON, S.D. — A major meth conspiracy involving multiple states has been busted.
Anthony Tibbitts, age 40, was sentenced on August 2 to five years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release following conviction of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance.
Tibbits was indicted by a federal grand jury in the summer of 2023 and pleaded guilty on April 19, 2024.
During this conspiracy, Richard Glover and his significant other, Teresa Goodroad, were the source of supply for Mark Bond and Todd Pape in South Dakota.
⌊ Meth Bust In Rural South Dakota Community ⌋
Glover, Goodroad, Bond, Pape, Pond, Janis, and Tessie LaForge were sentenced earlier this summer. Glover received a sentence of 17 years and six months in prison; Goodroad received a sentence of 17 years and six months in prison; Bond received a sentence of 26 years and eight months in prison; Pape received a sentence of 25 years in prison; Pond received a sentence of six years in prison; Janis received a sentence of six years in prison; and Tessie LaForge received a sentence of two years and six months in prison. Tyler LaForge is set for sentencing later this summer.
