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 in Billings before U.S. Magistrate Judge Timothy J. Cavan and pleading not guilty on Jan. 27 was:
Brandi Marie Hiatt, 43, of Billings, on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. If convicted of the most serious crime, Hiatt faces a mandatory minimum 10 years to life in prison, a $10 million fine and at least five years of supervised release. Hiatt was released pending further proceedings. The Drug Enforcement Administration investigated the case. PACER case reference. 23-02.
Appearing on Jan 26 was:
Tyler Ryan Stonebraker, 27, of Billings, on charges of prohibited person in possession of ammunition. If convicted of the most serious crime, Stonebraker faces a maximum of 15 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Stonebraker was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case. PACER case reference. 23-11.
Loy Matthew Bryant, 51, of Lame Deer, on charges of sexual abuse of a minor and abusive sexual contact of a minor. If convicted of the most serious crime, Bryant faces a maximum of 15 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and a mandatory minimum five years to life of supervised release. Bryant was detained pending further proceedings. The FBI investigated the case. PACER case reference. 22-145.
Glen Fredrick Reitler, Jr., 42, of Billings, on charges of prohibited person in possession of a firearm and ammunition. If convicted of the most serious crime, Reitler faces a maximum of 15 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Reitler was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case. PACER case reference. 23-10.
Appearing on Jan. 24 was:
Jaide Nicole Alexander, 28, of Billings, on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, possession with intent to distribute controlled substances and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. If convicted of the most serious crime, Alexander faces a mandatory minimum 10 years to life in prison, a $10 million fine and at least five years of supervised release on the drug crime and a mandatory minimum five years to life in prison, consecutive to any other sentence, a $250,000 fine and five years of supervised release on the firearms crime. Alexander was detained pending further proceedings. The Drug Enforcement Administration investigated the case. PACER case reference. 23-20.
Brandi Alexandria Davitt, 33, a transient, on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. If convicted of the most serious crime, Davitt faces a mandatory minimum 10 years to life in prison, a $10 million fine and at least five years of supervised release. Davitt was detained pending further proceedings. The Drug Enforcement Administration investigated the case. PACER case reference. 22-130.
Appearing on Jan. 23 was:
Joshua Leon Hiestand, 41, a transient, on charges of stalking and harassing telephone calls. If convicted of the most serious crime, Hiestand faces a maximum of five years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Hiestand was detained pending further proceedings. The FBI investigated the case. PACER case reference. 22-122.
Drew Parker Seymour, 24, of Banning, California, on charges of prohibited person in possession of a firearm. If convicted of the most serious crime, Seymour faces a maximum of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Seymour was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Billings Police Department and the Eastern Montana High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force investigated the case. PACER case reference. 22-138.
Charles Burchell, 48, of Billings, on charges of possession with intent to distribute meth, distribution of meth, prohibited person in possession of a firearm and dealing firearms without a license. If convicted of the most serious crime, Burchell faces a mandatory minimum five years to 40 years in prison, a $5 million fine and at least four years of supervised release. Burchell was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Montana Division of Criminal Investigation investigated the case. PACER case reference. 23-03.
Carson Troy Tillet, 29, of Livingston, on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute meth and possession with intent to distribute meth. If convicted of the most serious crime, Tillet faces a mandatory minimum five years to 40 years in prison, a $5 million fine and at least four years of supervised release. Tillet was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Park County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case. PACER case reference. 23-12.
Lianna Rose Collins, 41, of Livingston, on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. If convicted of the most serious crime, Collins faces a mandatory minimum five years to 40 years in prison, a $5 million fine and at least four years of supervised release. Collins was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Park County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case. PACER case reference. 23-04.
Kyle Richard Lewellen, 41, of Joliet, on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute meth and possession with intent to distribute meth. If convicted of the most serious crime, Lewellen faces a mandatory minimum five years to 40 years in prison, a $5 million fine and at least four years of supervised release. Lewellen was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Park County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case. PACER case reference 23-07.
Appearing in Great Falls before U.S. Magistrate Judge John T. Johnston and pleading not guilty on Jan. 26 was:
Rembrandt Carlos Kemp, 32, of Fridley, Minnesota, on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. If convicted of the most serious crime, Kemp faces a mandatory minimum five years to 40 years in prison, a $5 million fine and at least four years of supervised release. Kemp was detained pending further proceedings. The Havre Police Department and Tri-Agency Task Force investigated the case. PACER case reference 22-86.
Porter James Hudshon, 23, of Tacoma, Washington, on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and distribution of fentanyl. If convicted of the most serious crime, Hudshon faces a mandatory minimum five years to 40 years in prison, a $5 million fine and at least four years of supervised release. Hudshon was detained pending further proceedings. The FBI, U.S. Postal Service, Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office, Fort Peck Tribes Law and Justice Department and Bremerton, Washington, Police Department investigated the case. PACER case reference 22-94.
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.
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