Informational: Federal Court Arraignments
The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The charging documents are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty:
Appearing on March 22 was:
Daniel Joseph Martz, 44, address unknown, on charges of prohibited person in possession of a firearm and ammunition. If convicted of the most serious crime, Martz faces a maximum of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Martz was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case. PACER case reference. 22-18.
Joseph Wayne Cantrell, 28, of Billings, on charges of carjacking, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence and prohibited person in possession of a firearm. If convicted of the most serous crime, Cantrell faces a mandatory minimum five years to life in prison, consecutive to any other punishment, a $250,000 fine and five years of supervised release on possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, with a possible a mandatory minimum seven years to life in prison, consecutive to any other punishment, if found to have brandished a firearm. Cantrell was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case. PACER case reference. 22-15.
Appearing on March 21 was:
Tyson Daniel Lingelbach, 36, of Billings, on charges of possession of an unregistered firearm. If convicted of the most serious crime, Lingelbach faces a maximum of 10 years in prison, a $10,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Lingelbach was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case. PACER case reference. 21-115.
The progress of cases may be monitored through the U.S. District Court Calendar and the PACER system. To establish a PACER account, which provides electronic access to review documents filed in a case, please visit http://www.pacer.gov/register.html. To access the District Court’s calendar, please visit https://ecf.mtd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/PublicCalendar.pl.
