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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF SOUTH DAKOTA
WESTERN DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
CR 19-50126
Plaintiff,
FACTUAL BASIS STATEMENT
vs.
JERRY GORISEK,
Defendant.
The defendant states that the following facts are true, and the parties agree
that they establish a factual basis for the offenses to which the defendant is
pleading guilty pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure ll(b)(3):
In the late evening hours of July 18, 2019, a deputy with the Pennington
County Sheriffs Office conducted a traffic stop of a Suburban with South Dakota
license plates after observing the vehicle make two improper turns . The driver
and only occupant was identified as the defendant, Jerry Gorisek.
When the deputy initially approached the defendant, he observed a short
combat style tomahawk next to the defendant's right leg. For the deputy's safety,
the deputy had the defendant get out of the vehicle . The defendant gave the
deputy consent to search him and the deputy located a digital scale with white
crystals on it and approximately $400 cash in the defendant's pockets.
digital

scale

was

field

tested,

which

returned

a

positive

result

The
for

methamphetamine.
The defendant also gave the deputy consent to search his vehicle. During
the search the officer located the defendant's wallet in the center console, which
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had two separate $500 bundles of cash. An additional $200 was located in the
center console next to the wallet. The deputy also located a black zippered fabric
pouch on the backseat. Inside the black pouch was over 50 clear plastic jeweler
bags, including one with white crystals later confirmed to be methamphetamine.
The deputy then located a hidden compartment under the center console. In the
hidden compartment was a red canvas zippered bag.

Inside the bag were

multiple drug-related items, including nearly 300 clear plastic jeweler bags and
two clear plastic bags containing large pink pills labeled Darvon and Darvocet.
The pills were in bags that contained handwritten labels, prices, and a count of
the total pills in each plastic bag. Also in the bag was a black tar, waxy substance
later confirmed to contain heroin. Also in the bag was a home drug urine test
kit, a magnifying glass, and a high-heat butane lighter.
In the same concealed compartment under the center console, the deputy
located a

fully loaded revolver,

identified as a

Colt's Patent Firearms

Manufacturing Company, model Agent, .38 Special caliber, double-action
revolver, bearing serial number W29983. A check of the firearm through NCIC
showed the firearm was reported stolen out of Chicago in 1982.
Located on the rear passenger seat was a milk crate. Inside the milk crate,
the deputy located a black canvas zippered pouch that contained large white
crystals which was confirmed to be methamphetamine. In total, 79.6 grams of
methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance, were located in the
defendant's vehicle. The defendant possessed the methamphetamine found in
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the vehicle with the intention of distributing it to others.

At the time of his

contact with the deputies on July 18, 2019, the defendant was on probation for
a prior felony conviction for possession of a controlled substance.
RONALD A. PARSONS, JR.
United States Attorney

Date
Assistant United States Attorney
515 9th Street, Room 201
Rapid City, SD 57701
605-342-7822

Date

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