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District of Montana
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, September 18, 2008
DEAMARR FAYE DAWN RUTHERFORD SENTENCED IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT
Bill Mercer, United States Attorney for the District of Montana, announced today that during a federal court session in Great Falls, on September 18, 2008, before U.S. District Judge Sam E. Haddon, DEAMARR FAYE DAWN RUTHERFORD, a 43-year-old resident of Browning, appeared for sentencing. RUTHERFORD was sentenced to a term of:
- Prison: 46 months
- Special Assessment: $100
- Supervised Release: 12 years
RUTHERFORD was sentenced in connection with her guilty plea to distribution of methamphetamine in a public housing facility.
In an Offer of Proof filed by the United States, the government stated it would have proved at trial the following:
On November 27, 2006, a cooperating witness of the Blackfeet Safe Trails Task Force (BSTTF) performed an undercover controlled substance purchase from RUTHERFORD, aka "Mouse," under the direction of BSTTF. At the time of this purchase, RUTHERFORD knew that the substance was methamphetamine. The exchange took place in Seville Housing, a public housing community on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. The substance purchased weighed approximately 2 grams, and was tested by the Drug Enforcement Administration and found to be 67% pure methamphetamine.
On December 5, 2007, a cooperating witness of the BSTTF performed another undercover controlled substance purchase from RUTHERFORD under the direction of BSTTF. At the time of this purchase, RUTHERFORD knew that the substance was methamphetamine. The exchange again took place in the Seville Housing community on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. The substance purchased weighed approximately 1.5 grams, was tested by the DEA and found to be 26% pure methamphetamine.
Because there is no parole in the federal system, the "truth in sentencing" guidelines mandate that RUTHERFORD will likely serve all of the time imposed by the court. In the federal system, RUTHERFORD does have the opportunity to earn a sentence reduction for "good behavior." However, this reduction will not exceed 15% of the overall sentence.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Vince Carroll prosecuted the case for the United States.
The investigation was conducted by Federal Bureau of Investigation in Browning.