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 beyond a reasonable doubt:
Appearing in Billings before U.S. Magistrate Judge Timothy J. Cavan and pleading not guilty on Feb. 9 was:
Jeffrey Francis Wood, 54, of Livingston, on charges of possession of an unregistered silencer and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number. If convicted of the most serious crime, Wood faces a maximum of 10 years in prison, a $10,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Wood was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Park County Sheriff’s Office conducted the investigation.
Appearing on Feb. 8 was:
Jason Edwin Dynes, 37, of Red Lodge, on charges of prohibited person in possession of a firearm. If convicted of the most serious crime, Dynes faces a maximum of 15 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Dynes was released pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Montana Highway Patrol and Montana Probation and Parole conducted the investigation.
Appearing in Great Falls before U.S. Magistrate Judge John T. Johnston and pleading not guilty on Feb. 6 was:
Jarred Lane Saunders, 26, of Reed Point, on charges of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, prohibited person in possession of firearms and ammunition and possession of stolen firearms. If convicted of the most serious crime, Saunders faces a maximum of 20 years in prison, a $1 million fine and three years of supervised release. Saunders was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Billings Police Department, Butte-Silver Bow Law Enforcement, Montana Highway Patrol, Montana Division of Criminal Investigation and Helena Police Department conducted the investigation. PACER case reference. 23-17.
Joshua Nzeyiman, 23, of Helena, on charges of prohibited person in possession of a firearm. If convicted of the most serious crime, Nzeyiman faces a maximum of 15 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Nzeyiman was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Montana Highway Patrol and Montana Probation and Parole conducted the investigation.
Appearing in Missoula before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kathleen L. DeSoto pleading not guilty on Feb. 6 was:
Emily Ann Svoboda, 30, of Missoula, on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, possession with intent to distribute controlled substances and distribution of controlled substances. If convicted of the most serious crime, Svoboda faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years to life in prison, a $10 million fine and five years to life of supervised release. Svoboda was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Missoula Police Department and the Missoula High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force conducted the investigation.
Keith Andre Green, 49, of Missoula, 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 drug trafficking. If convicted of the most serious crime, Green faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years to life in prison, a $10 million fine and five years to life of supervised release on the drug charges and a mandatory minimum of five years to life in prison, consecutive to any other sentence, a $250,000 fine and five years of supervised release on the firearms charge. Green was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Missoula Police Department and the Missoula High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force conducted the investigation.
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