Pleas Entered in Meth-Smuggling Case at State Women’s Prison
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — An inmate at the South Dakota women's prison has been sentenced on methamphetamine-related charges and seven others in the case have entered pleas.
Authorities allege that one of the inmates smuggled in the drugs and distributed it to seven other prisoners.
Attorney General Marty Jackley says 34-year-old Loretta Flute was recently sentenced to an additional year behind bars. She had pleaded guilty in March.
Thirty-six-year-old Cassandra Bernard, 36-year-old Michaela Mousseau, 21-year-old Shauntel Shangreaux and 26-year-old Mary Sierra all pleaded guilty. They'll be sentenced later.
Twenty-nine-year-old Sylvia Bordeaux, 39-year-old Dawn Mesteth and 24-year-old Britney Aguilar pleaded not guilty. Aguilar is alleged to be the ringleader and faces the most serious charges.
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