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 Missoula before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kathleen L. DeSoto and pleading not guilty on May 2 was:

James Vernon Day, Jr., 55, of Thompson Falls, on charges of prohibited person in possession of a firearm and possession of an unregistered firearm. If convicted of the most serious crime, Day faces a maximum of 15 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Day was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Sanders County Sheriff’s Office and Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office conducted the investigation.  PACER case reference. 24-23.

Appearing on April 29 was:

Edward Wayne Brock, 66, and Jane Ami McGovern, 55, both of Missoula, on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute meth. If convicted of the most serious crime, Brock and McGovern face a mandatory minimum of 10 years to life in prison, a $10 million fine and at least five years of supervised release. Brock and McGovern were detained pending further proceedings. The Drug Enforcement Administration, Missoula County Sheriff’s Office and Montana Highway Patrol investigated the case. PACER case reference. 24-6.

Appearing in Billings before U.S. Magistrate Judge Timothy J. Cavan and pleading not guilty on April 30 was:

Dalton Michael Williams, 22, of Billings, on charges of prohibited person in possession of a firearm. If convicted of the most serious crime, Williams faces a maximum of 15 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Williams was released pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Sweet Grass County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case. PACER case reference. 23-153.

Isaac James Cardona, 45, of Belgrade, on charges of prohibited person in possession of a firearm and ammunition. If convicted of the most serious crime, Cardona faces a maximum of 15 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Cardona was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Belgrade Police Department investigated the case.  PACER case reference. 24-11.

Appearing on a criminal complaint was:

Oscar Enrique Ruiz Rojas, 25, of Gallatin Gateway, on charges of alien in possession of a firearm. If convicted of the most serious crime, Rojas faces a maximum of 15 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Rojas was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Drug Enforcement Administration investigated the case. PACER case reference. 24-24.

Appearing on April 29 and pleading not guilty was:

John Michael Hadler, 37, of Billings, on charges of prohibited person in possession of a firearm and ammunition. If convicted of the most serious crime, Hadler faces a maximum of 15 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Hadler was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Montana Division of Criminal Investigation conducted the investigation. PACER case reference. 24-53.

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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