Danny Thomas Fox Sentenced In U.S. District Court

The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Great Falls, on February 12, 2013, before U.S. District Judge Sam E. Haddon, DANNY THOMAS FOX, a 25-year-old resident of Poplar, appeared for sentencing. FOX was sentenced to a term of:

Prison: 35 months

Special Assessment: $100

Forfeiture: shotgun

Supervised Release: 3 years

FOX was sentenced in connection with his guilty plea to being a felon-in-possession of a firearm.

In an Offer of Proof filed by Assistant U.S. Attorney Laura B. Weiss, the government stated it would have proved at trial the following:

On July 11, 2012, FOX, a convicted felon, was spotted by Fort Peck law enforcement standing by a vehicle with a shotgun in the middle of the night. He dropped the shotgun and began to run. Law enforcement pursued him, ultimately arresting him and securing the shotgun.

Because there is no parole in the federal system, the "truth in sentencing" guidelines mandate that FOX will likely serve all of the time imposed by the court. In the federal system, FOX does have the opportunity to earn a sentence reduction for "good behavior." However, this reduction will not exceed 15% of the overall sentence.

The investigation was a cooperative effort between the Poplar Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.