Information: Federal Court Arraignments

The United States Attorney’s Office announced that those persons listed below were arraigned before the U.S. Magistrate and the indictments handed down by the Grand Jury unsealed.

Appearing before U.S. Magistrate Ostby in Billings on July 2, 2015, and entering pleas of Not Guilty were:

• KYLE BIGBACK, a 32-year-old resident of Busby, appeared on charges of sexual abuse of a minor.  If convicted of the charge contained in the indictment, BIGBACK faces 15 years in prison, $250,000 in fines and lifetime supervised release.  The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Indian Affairs.  PACER Case Reference.  15-54

Appearing before U.S. Magistrate Lynch in Missoula on June 29, 2015, and entering pleas of Not Guilty were:

• CATHLEEN ROSELYN CANTLON, a 56-year-old resident of Troy, appeared on charges of interstate mailing of a firearm and ammunition and possession of a firearm and ammunition by a person who has been committed to a mental institution.  If convicted of the most serious charge contained in the indictment, CANTLON faces 10 years in prison, $250,000 in fines and 3 years supervised release.  The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  PACER Case Reference.  15-12

If any of the above cases are of interest to your media organization and the community it serves, we encourage you to monitor the progress of the case regularly through the U.S. District Court calendar and the PACER system so that you stay current and not miss any important developments in the case.

To establish a PACER account, which will allow you to review documents filed in the case, please go to, http://www.pacer.gov/register.html. To access the district court’s calendar, please go to https://ecf.mtd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/PublicCalendar.pl.