A 43 year old man from Mitchell, convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance has been sentenced to federal prison.
Cory Linderman was sentenced to 23 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
Linderman was indicted for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance by a federal grand jury in July 2023. He pleaded guilty on March 5, 2025.
Linderman was part of a group of people who worked together to traffic approximately 100 pounds of methamphetamine throughout the Rapid City area from 2021-2023.
Julian Fuentes was a leader of the group and coordinated shipments of methamphetamine by car from California to Rapid City.
From there, the methamphetamine was distributed to sub-distributors of the group, including Linderman, Daniel Bradshaw, and Travis Orr. During his involvement in the conspiracy, Linderman was responsible for distributing approximately 40-50 pounds of methamphetamine.
The 37 year old Fuentes was sentenced on April 25, 2024, to 20 years in federal prison. The 31 year old Bradshaw was sentenced on August 12, 2024, to 14 years in federal prison; The 36 year old was sentenced on December 6, 2024, to 19 years and seven months in federal prison; 40 year old Alisa See was sentenced on January 6, 2025, to 22 years and six months in federal prison; and 43 year old Reynaldo Garcia-Gonzalez was sentenced on March 7, 2025, to 22 years and six months in federal prison
Linderman was immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.