South Dakota Man Arraigned in District Court

An arraignment hearing was held Thursday in Fourth Judicial District Court in Sheridan for 43-year-old Quentin Lafferty of Mission, South Dakota. Lafferty entered a plea of not guilty to the charge of felony possession of a controlled substance – methamphetamine. The charge is being prosecuted as a felony because Lafferty has three previous drug possession convictions. District Court Judge John Fenn set a two-day jury trial for May 16, 2022, and scheduled a pretrial conference for April 14 at 9 am. Lafferty’s bond was continued under the same terms and conditions that were previously set in Circuit Court.

According to the affidavit of probable cause, law enforcement  on November 14, responded to a report of an unresponsive male in the area of the 1200 block of Gladstone Street in Sheridan. Lafferty was sitting on the side of the road when law enforcement arrived on scene and stated to the police that he lost consciousness and passed out due to low blood sugar. Lafferty was placed under arrest after a subsequent search of his belongings yielded methamphetamine. Felony possession of a controlled substance is punishable by up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $5,000.