Sioux Falls woman accused of sexual contact with child in June indicted on drug charges

A Sioux Falls woman accused of having a sexual encounter with a 13-year-old boy and having drugs around teens this summer is facing new allegations of intending to distribute drugs.

Samantha Lynn Eberle, 39, was indicted last week by a Minnehaha County grand jury on charges of possession of a controlled substance, possession with intent to distribute and possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

Eberle is accused of having just under an ounce of marijuana and about 20 grams of methamphetamine on or about Jan. 15, according to the indictment and a bond document. She was pulled over for speeding, police said, and drugs were found in the vehicle.

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Eberle was charged in June 2019 after police found Eberle and a 13-year-old boy in the backseat of a parked vehicle with meth, a marijuana pipe and sex toys, police previously said. She was charged with sexual contact with a child younger than 16, sexual exploitation of a minor, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and possession of drugs and paraphernalia.

Eberle posted bond shortly after her June arrest.

In July 2019, she was pulled over for running a red light, police said. Officers found two baggies totaling 4.5 ounces of marijuana and a pipe. Three boys — ages 13, 13 and 10 — were in the vehicle, which attributes to the contributing to abuse and neglect charges. Two of the boys were related to Eberle.

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She was arrested July 26, 2019 and posted bond five days later, according to court documents.

In November 2019, Eberle was charged with violating a protection order against the victim in the June 2019 case, according to court documents.

A report of the alleged violation says Eberle tried to go to a building where the now 14-year-old victim was living in September 2019. A probation officer asked Eberle why she was there, and she said she was bringing her son to visit the victim, according to the report. They were not allowed into the building.

Eberle is scheduled to go to trial in May for the June and July 2019 cases.

She is scheduled to make an initial appearance on the most recent drug charges Feb. 12. She is out of custody after posting bond on Jan. 21.

Eberle's attorney was out of the office Friday and not able to be reached for comment.

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