Havre Montana Meth Dealer Gets Jail Time

A Havre man who admitted to selling the drugs has been sentenced to five years and four months in prison.

This sentence will be followed by four years of supervised release.

Montana Drug Dealers

Stephen Eric Engelhardt, Jr., 41, pleaded guilty in December 2023 to the distribution of meth, according to the court documents.

Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided over the case.

Drug Dealing Details

In March 2023, a Montana try agency task force kicked off the investigation into Engelhardt and his involvement in meth trafficking.

Engelhardt and his co-defendant, Tayla Wren Overlie, were caught on two separate occasions selling methamphetamine in April 2023

Following those dealings, law enforcement executed a search warrant at their residence and found drug paraphernalia, methamphetamine, ammunition, and numerous firearms, as well as US currency.

Overlie was sentenced to five years and four months in prison for her conviction in the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Tara J. Elliott prosecuted the case. The Tri-Agency Task Force and the FBI conducted the investigation.

Project Safe Neighborhoods

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program that brings together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence and make our neighborhoods safer.

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.

For more information about Project Safe Neighborhoods, visit Justice.gov/PSN.

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