Lame Deer woman gets prison

Billings Gazette

U.S. District Judge Richard Cebull on Wednesday sentenced a Lame Deer woman to prison for dealing methamphetamine from public housing on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation.

Cebull ordered Theresa Littlebird, 54, to spend three years and one month in prison for her conviction on six counts of distributing meth. The sentence was at the low end of the guideline range.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Lori Suek said the Bureau of Indian Affairs began investigating Littlebird after it received information that she was selling meth from her residence, which is owned by the tribe's Housing Authority. Littlebird sold a total of 30 grams of meth to an undercover witness in January and February. The deals were monitored by video and audio.