Montana Controlled Dangerous Substance Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. James “Jimmy” Has The Eagle, Jr. </h2> </center>
Great Falls, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated assault and battery with a dangerous weapon in Indian Country. On July 17, 2024, Jane Doe 1 and James “Jimmy” Has The Eagle, Jr., 41, caught a ride to a residence in Lodgepole. Has The Eagle started getting angry at Jane Doe 1 and started beating on her in the vehicle. When they got close to the ... More...
$ (03-27-2026 - MT)United States of America v. Lane Blake Kirkaldie
Great Falls, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with: 18:113A.F STRANGULATION Title 18 U.S.C. §§ 1153(a) and 113(a)(8) (1) 18:113C.F ASSAULT WITH A DANGEROUS WEAPON; TITLE 18 USC 1153(a) and 113(a)(3) (1s) 18:113E.P SIMPLE ASSAULT (PETTY OFFENSE); TITLE 18 USC 1153(a) and 113(a)(5) (2s) Lane Blake Kirkaldie, 21, was told to leave the house. Jane... More...
$ (01-29-2026 - MT)<H2> State of Montana v. Ayden Sakary Klompien
Bozeman, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represents Ayden Sakary Klompien charged with robbery and criminal possession of dangerous drugs. The Defendant is accused of robbing a man in the bathroom of in Town Pump in Belgrade.... More...
$ (12-30-2025 - MT)<H2> United States of America v. Rex Wu, Jr.
Butte, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with cyber stalling. 18 U.S. Code § 2261 - Interstate domestic violence (a) Offenses.— (1) Travel or conduct of offender.— A person who travels in interstate or foreign commerce or enters or leaves Indian country or is present within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States with th... More...
$ (12-17-2025 - MT)<H2> United States of America v. Cody James Meltzian
Great Falls, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute controlled substances.... More...
$ (12-18-2025 - MT)United States of America v. John Paul Schmieding
Billings, Montana, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute meth.<br> <br> (a) Unlawful actsExcept as authorized by this subchapter, it shall be unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally—<br> <br> (1) to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, or possess with intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, a controlled substa... More...
$0 (10-19-2025 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Ian Allister Tomlinson </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal possession of guns and ammunition </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Great Falls man convicted of illegal possession of guns and ammunition</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <... More...
$0 (08-27-2025 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Christopher Allen Rochon </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal firearm possession </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Deer Lodge man sentenced to prison on illegal firearm possession</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <center><h2><br> <br> ... More...
$0 (08-27-2025 - MT)United States of America v. Martin Topete
Butte, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and<br> possess, with intent to distribute, a controlled substance (methamphetamine and<br> fentanyl), in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846.<br> ... More...
$0 (08-15-2025 - MT)United States of America v. James Andrew Stringari
Butte, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute, and to possess with intent to distribute, controlled substances (methamphetamine and fentanyl), in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846, and possession with intent to distribute those controlled substances, in violation of 21<br> U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2. ... More...
$0 (08-15-2025 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Dustin James Massey </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute controlled substances.possession of drugs </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Billings man sentenced to 20 years in prison for possession of drugs</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></... More...
$0 (08-01-2025 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Dustin James Massey </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of drugs </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Billings man sentenced to 20 years in prison for possession of drugs</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> A Billings man who p... More...
$0 (08-01-2025 - MT)United States of America v. Connan J. Kittson
Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute meth.<br> <br> 21 U.S.C. 841 provides:<br> <br> (a) Unlawful actsExcept as authorized by this subchapter, it shall be unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally—<br> (1) to manufacture, distribute, or dispense, or possess with intent to manufacture, distribute, or... More...
$0 (07-10-2025 - MT)United States of America v. Rex Wu
Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with cyber stalking.<br> <br> 18 U.S. Code § 2261 - Interstate domestic violence provides:<br> <br> (a) Offenses.—<br> <br> (1) Travel or conduct of offender.—<br> <br> A person who travels in interstate or foreign commerce or enters or leaves Indian country or is present within the special maritime and te... More...
$0 (07-11-2025 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Andy Kane Follet </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault with a dangerous weapon on Fort Peck Indian Reservation </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Wolf Point man pleads guilty to assault on Fort Peck Indian Reservation</h2></center></b></b></center></b><br> <br> A Wolf Point man accused... More...
$0 (06-12-2025 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Scott Trent Miller </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of possession with the intent to distribute controlled substances. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Washington man sentenced to 14 years in prison for possessing meth, fentanyl and heroin</h2></center></b></b></center></b><br> <... More...
$0 (06-12-2025 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Tashauna Lee Goss </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Billings woman sentenced to 10 years in prison on drug charges</h2></center></b></b></center></b><br> <br> A Billings woman who facilitated drug trafficking in Billings was sentenced today to... More...
$0 (06-13-2025 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Shannon Tyrone Seminole </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with trafficking methamphetamine on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Lame Deer man sentenced to 2 years in prison for trafficking methamphetamine on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation<br> </h2></cen... More...
$0 (04-25-2025 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Rene Montenegro-Virrey </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bozeman man sentenced to ten years in prison on drug charges</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Bozeman man who possessed metha... More...
$0 (04-09-2025 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Michael Shawn O’Neil </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute controlled substances </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Great Falls man sentenced to over 10 years in prison on drug charges</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A convicted felon from G... More...
$0 (04-10-2025 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Lance Jon Stimson </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Havre meth, fentanyl trafficker sentenced to 10 years in prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A H... More...
$0 (01-30-2025 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Briar Joseph Crawford</h1>B
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Great Falls, Montanacriminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Assault on woman </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i>> Assault on woman sends Browning man to prison for more than three years</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Browning man who admitted to beating and then using a belt to assault a woman... More...
$0 (01-30-2025 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Jason Louie Tong </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Dillon meth, fentanyl trafficker sentenced to more than 11 years in prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Dillon man who admitt... More...
$0 (01-23-2025 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Tristan Ashley Svejkovsky </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with health care fraud </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former nurse practitioner in Butte sentenced to five years in prison, ordered to pay more than $600,000 restitution for health care fraud</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> ... More...
$0 (01-17-2025 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Alejandro Romero </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Missoula man sentenced to more than 19 years in prison for trafficking meth, fentanyl in community </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><center><h2><font><br> <br> A Missoula man admitted to distri... More...
$0 (01-02-2025 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Anita Mae Ballestersos </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with trafficking meth for Washington suppliers </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Billings woman who trafficked meth for Washington suppliers sentenced to eight years in prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><center><h2><font><br> <br>... More...
$0 (12-20-2024 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Marty Edward Plenty Hawk </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated sexual abuse and abusive sexual contact of a child </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b></b> Lodge Grass man sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually abusing child on Crow Indian Reservation</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></... More...
$0 (12-20-2024 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Anita Mae Ballestersos </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute meth. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Billings woman who trafficked meth for Washington suppliers sentenced to eight years in prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><center><h2><font><br> <br... More...
$0 (12-20-2024 - MT)United States of Aemrica v. Zachary Jon Lindsay
Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant in a revocation of supervised release proceeding.<br> <br> Before the Court is United States Magistrate Judge Kathleen L. DeSoto's Findings & Recommendations Regarding Revocation of Supervised Release. (Doc. 71.) Because neither party objected, they are not entitled to de novo review. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); United States v. Re... More...
$0 (12-27-2024 - MT)<h1> </h1>United States of America v. Anita Mae Ballestersos
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Billings woman who trafficked meth for Washington suppliers sentenced to eight years in prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Anita Mae Ballestersos, 36, pleaded guilty in August to po... More...
$0 (12-20-2024 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Zen York Lowther </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing firearm with obliterated serial number </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Plains man sentenced to five years in prison for possessing firearm with obliterated serial number</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Pla... More...
$0 (12-12-2024 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Michael Hoover </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with meth trafficking </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Ennis meth trafficker sentenced to 12 years in prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The defendant, Jason Michael Hoover, 47, pleaded guilty to possession with intent t... More...
$0 (12-06-2024 - MT)State of Montana v. David Stanley
Bozeman, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged is possession of dangerous drugs (meth).<br> <br> David Stanly was charged with felony criminal possession of dangerous drugs (methamphatine).<br> <br> Stanley pled guilty under a plea agreement which in pertinent part reserved his right to appeal the denial of his suppression motion. In accordance with the joint plea agree... More...
$0 (11-19-2024 - MT)State of Montana v. Matthew M. Mays
Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit burglary.<br> <br> <br> In 2009, Mays pleaded guilty in two separate cases, DC-09-60 (Conspiracy to Commit Burglary) and DC-07-419 (Robbery), in the Fourth Judicial District Court. For DC-09-60, the District Court sentenced him to the Department of Corrections (DOC) for a suspended five-year term ... More...
$0 (11-19-2024 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Michael Davis Bryant </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Billings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with trafficking meth, fentanyl on Flathead Indian Reservation </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Washington man sentenced to seven years in prison for trafficking meth, fentanyl on Flathead Indian Reservation</h2></center></b></b> </h2></cent... More...
$0 (11-19-2024 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Leon Boyd Messerly </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> B1llings, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with stabbing woman on Fort Belknap Indian Reservation </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Fort Belknap man sentenced to more than three years in prison for stabbing woman on Fort Belknap Indian Reservation</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center><... More...
$0 (11-06-2024 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Thomas Anthony Conley </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Great Falls, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with trafficking fentanyl, methamphetamine </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> East Helena man sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for trafficking fentanyl, methamphetamine</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Thomas Anthon... More...
$0 (10-30-2024 - MT)United States of America v. Israel Gonzalez-Pacheco
<h2><br> Billings, Montana prohibited person in possession of a firearm criminal Defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2><br> 18:922G PROHIBITED PERSON IN POSSESSION OF A FIREARM and CRIMINAL FORFEITURE.<br> <br> container in which there is a firearm.<br> <br> (g) It shall be unlawful for any person—<br> (1) who has been convicted in any court of, a crime punishable by imprisonme... More...
$0 (10-18-2024 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Robin Marie Holcomb </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Missoula meth, fentanyl trafficker sentenced to more than six years in prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Missoula woman who admitted conspiring to traffic methamphetamine and f... More...
$0 (09-26-2024 - MT)<h1> United States of America v. Janet Dean White </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Missoula, Montana criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with role in large meth, fentanyl trafficking ring </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Butte woman sentenced to 15 years in prison for role in large meth, fentanyl trafficking ring</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The defendant,... More...
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