Informational: Federal Court Arraignments
The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Missoula, on August 31, 2010, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeremiah C. Lynch, the following individuals were arraigned:
TIMOTHY REYNOLDS, a 44-year-old resident of Layton, Utah, appeared on charges of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine. He is currently detained. If convicted of these charges, REYNOLDS faces possible penalties of a mandatory minimum of 10 years in prison and could be sentenced to life, a $4,000,000 fine and at least 5 years supervised release. Assistant U.S. Attorney Tara J. Elliott is the prosecutor for the United States. The investigation was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration.
JOHN F. JAEGER, a 48-year-old resident of Butte, appeared on charges of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine. He is currently detained. If convicted of these charges, JAEGER faces possible penalties of a mandatory minimum of 5 years in prison and could be could be sentenced to 40 years, a $4,000,000 fine and at least 5 years supervised release. Assistant U.S. Attorney Tara J. Elliott is the prosecutor for the United States. The investigation was a cooperative effort between the U.S. Homeland Security Investigations and the Southwest Montana Drug Task Force.
DONALD WEISWEAVER, a 31-year-old resident of Hamilton, appeared on a charge of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. He is currently detained. If convicted of this charge, WEISWEAVER faces possible penalties of a mandatory minimum of 5 years in prison and could be sentenced to 40 years, a $2,000,000 fine and at least 4 years supervised release. Assistant U.S. Attorney Tara J. Elliott is the prosecutor for the United States. The investigation was a cooperative effort between the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Missoula High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force.
The defendants pled not guilty to the charges.
The charge, an indictment, information or complaint, is merely an accusation and all persons named as defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. A pre-trial conference and a trial date will be set and the United States will be required to prove the allegations set forth in the indictment beyond a reasonable doubt.
