Sioux Falls, SD (KELO-AM) Judge Susan Sabers sentenced Jon Eric Leonard to 15 years in the State Penitentiary with 5 years suspended on one count of Manufacture of a Controlled Substance on Wednesday, September 9th. Mr. Leonard of Sioux Falls plead guilt to the Controlled Substance Manufacture on June 9th.
This arrest resulted after the Sioux Falls Area Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at Mr. Leonard's residence at 612 S. Lincoln Avenue in Sioux Falls. The residence is also located near Garfield School. Officers recovered a one pot methamphetamine lab.
Jon Eric Leonard also plead guity to a Habitual Criminal Information charge having previously been convicted of Manufacture in 2002. The defendant was released after serving 2 years of a 5 year sentence in 2004. He was also released early from parole early in 2007.