A woman was sentenced to three years and one month in prison for dealing methamphetamine from tribal housing on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation in Montana.
Theresa Littlebird, 54, pleaded guilty to selling meth from her residence at the tribal housing complex. She was captured by video and audio selling to an undercover buyer.
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