A Menominee woman has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, according to an announcement from Acting United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. Dianna L. Chevalier, 41, formerly of Keshena, received her sentence on October 14, 2025, from Senior United States District Judge William C. Griesbach following her guilty plea on May 29, 2025.
Chevalier will also serve a supervised release period of five years after completing her prison term.
Court documents show that Chevalier was a passenger in a car that fled Shawano County law enforcement on September 10, 2024. The pursuit continued onto the Menominee Indian Reservation with assistance from tribal and county authorities. The vehicle eventually stopped near Crow Settlement Road and Wisconsin State Highway 47 in Keshena. Chevalier and others attempted to flee on foot but were apprehended outside a residence. Officers found multiple plastic bags containing a total of 43.11 grams of methamphetamine on Chevalier.
At sentencing, Judge Griesbach commented on Chevalier’s criminal record and the seriousness of her offense: “Judge Griesbach also considered the damage done to the Menominee Indian Reservation and other communities through abuse of controlled substances, and the danger those substances represent to the people who buy them.”
The investigation involved several agencies including the Menominee Tribal Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation, with support from Shawano County Sheriff’s Office, Menominee County Sheriff’s Office, and Wisconsin State Crime Laboratory. Assistant United States Attorney Andrew J. Maier prosecuted the case in U.S. District Court in Green Bay.
