Seven Defendants Arrested in St. Croix Tribal Land Drug Investigation
MADISON, WI—Stephen P. Sinnott, Acting United States Attorney for the
Western District of Wisconsin, announced the unsealing today of three indictments
returned by a federal grand jury in Madison on July 16. The following individuals were
charged in the July 16 indictments and the indictments have been unsealed following
arrests earlier today in northwestern Wisconsin by law enforcement agents from the
Wisconsin Department of Justice, Division of Criminal Investigation; Federal Bureau of
Investigation; St. Croix Tribal Police Department; Burnett County Sheriff's Department;
the Native American Drug and Gang Initiative; and Wisconsin State Patrol:
Indictment One |
| Shana L. Corbine, 29 |
1 count of conspiring to distribute cocaine base;
1 count of operating a house for distributing cocaine
base;
3 counts of distributing cocaine base; and
2 counts of distributing cocaine. |
| Michael D. Hammond, 32 |
1 count of conspiring to distribute cocaine base; and
3 counts of distributing cocaine base. |
| Shaleah F. Reynolds, 21 |
1 count of conspiring to distribute cocaine base; and
2 counts of distributing cocaine base. |
| Ericka J. Reynolds, 22 |
1 count of conspiring to distribute cocaine base; and
2 counts of distributing cocaine base. |
Indictment Two |
| Buck Zehner, 33 |
1 count of operating a house for distributing crack cocaine. |
| Janeen Mosay, 40 |
1 count of operating a house for distributing crack cocaine. |
Indictment Three |
| Linda Lightfeather, 48 |
1 count of operating a house for distributing crack cocaine. |
All of the defendants are Burnett County residents. Each of the charges carries a
maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
Eight other individuals have been convicted and sentenced in federal court as a
result of this joint investigation by federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies:
Name |
Crime of Conviction |
Sentence Imposed |
| Joseph Merrill |
Distribution of Crack Cocaine |
4 years |
| Manley L. Williams |
Distribution of Crack Cocaine |
8 years, 4 months |
| Christifer Sonnenberg |
Distribution of Crack
Cocaine |
5 years, 6 months |
| Jean Sonnenberg |
Conspiracy to Distribute
Crack Cocaine |
19 years, 7 months |
| Bruce Sonnenberg |
Conspiracy to Distribute
Crack Cocaine |
24 years, 4 months |
| Amanda Sonnenberg |
Distribution of Crack
Cocaine |
3 years, 10 months |
| George Rainey |
Distribution of Crack
Cocaine |
14 years |
| Bruce Rainey |
Distribution of Crack
Cocaine |
17 years, 6 months |
Sinnott stated that today's arrests are the result of a long-term investigation being
conducted by federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. The investigation is
continuing and additional indictments and arrests are expected.
Assistant United States Attorney John W. Vaudreuil is handling the prosecution
of these cases.
You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is
presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
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