Rapid City Man Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Firearms

RAPID CITY - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person. The sentencing took place on July 26, 2024.

Marvin Brings Plenty, age 34, was sentenced to four years and three months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.

Brings Plenty was indicted for Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person by a federal grand jury in December of 2023. He pleaded guilty on April 24, 2024.

In October of 2023, at Rapid City, Brings Plenty, a previously convicted felon who is prohibited from possessing firearms, was found to be in possession of a Tisa-Trabzon, Luger caliber, 9mm semi-automatic pistol and a Smith & Wesson .40 caliber, semi-automatic pistol after a search warrant was executed at his home. Brings Plenty was also a user of methamphetamine and fentanyl during the time he possessed the firearms. The investigation began when law enforcement learned Brings Plenty was distributing methamphetamine and fentanyl from his residence. Law enforcement executed a search warrant at his home where drugs, distribution material, and the two firearms were recovered.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.

This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the Rapid City Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Benjamin Patterson prosecuted the case.

Brings Plenty was immediately remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.