Last Defendant In Heroin Death Case Sentenced
The last of a dozen defendants has been sentenced in a federal case of distributing heroin that resulted in death, according to federal court records.
Ryon Rudy James Herbst was sentenced on Tuesday to 70 months imprisonment followed by four years of supervised release.
Herbst and the other 11 defendants had entered guilty pleas during hearings held by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Nancy Freudenthal in Cheyenne.
A federal grand jury indicted him and the other defendants in July
The indictment stated they conspired from July 2010 to July 2014 to possess with the intent to distribute more than 1 kilogram, or 2.2 pounds, of a substance containing heroin that caused a death.
Joseph W. Phillips died as a result of their conspiracy on Jan. 28, 2014, according to the indictment.
The indictment did not state the residences of the defendants or the deceased.
All the defendants were detained because they were charged with serious drug offenses punishable by long prison terms, they posed significant flight risks, and to safeguard other persons and the community.
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