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 Johnston in Great Falls on October 8, 2015 and entering pleas of Not Guilty were:

• JACOB FINLEY, a 23-year-old resident of Browning, appeared on charges of false information and hoaxes.  If convicted of the charge contained in the indictment, FINLEY faces 5 years in prison, $250,000 in fines and 1 year supervised release.  The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  PACER Case Reference.  15-65

• RICHARD LITTLE DOG, a 50-year-old resident of East Glacier, appeared on charges of assault resulting in serious bodily injury and assault with a dangerous weapon.  If convicted of the most serious charge contained in the indictment, LITTLE DOG 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.  15-66

• CHARLES PAUL REEVIS, a 24-year-old resident of Browning, appeared on charges of assault resulting in serious bodily injury and assault with a dangerous weapon.  If convicted of the most serious charge contained in the indictment, REEVIS 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.  15-64

Appearing before U.S. Magistrate Ostby in Billings on October 8, 2015 and entering pleas of Not Guilty were:

• QUINDELL JORDAN BULLTAIL, a 25-year-old resident of Lodge Grass, appeared on charges of depredation of government property and theft of government property.  If convicted of the most serious charge contained in the indictment, BULLTAIL faces 10 years in prison, $250,000 in fines and 3 years supervised release.  The case was invested by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.  PACER Case Reference.  15-89

Appearing before U.S. Magistrate Lynch in Missoula on October 7, 2015 and entering pleas of Not Guilty were:

• NATASHA OAKLEY, a 34-year-old resident of Sammamish, Washington, appeared on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute oxycodone, possession with intent to distribute oxycodone, conspiracy to acquire or obtain possession of a controlled substance by deception, and acquiring or obtaining possession of a controlled substance by deception.  If convicted of the most serious charges contained in the indictment, OAKLEY faces 20 years in prison, $1,000,000 in fines and 5 years supervised release.  The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration.  PACER Case Reference.  15-21

• VERA OAKLEY, a 64-year-old resident of Sammamish, Washington, appeared on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute oxycodone, possession with intent to distribute oxycodone, conspiracy to acquire or obtain possession of a controlled substance by deception, and acquiring or obtaining possession of a controlled substance by deception.  If convicted of the most serious charges contained in the indictment, OAKLEY faces 20 years in prison, $1,000,000 in fines and 5 years supervised release.  The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration.  PACER Case Reference.  15-21

Appearing before U.S. Magistrate Johnston in Great Falls on October 6, 2015 and entering pleas of Not Guilty were:

• LORALEE WAXCHA RED DOG, a 21-year-old resident of Poplar, appeared on charges of bank employee fraud, aggravated identity theft and theft from tribal express.  If convicted of the most serious charges contained in the indictment, RED DOG faces 30 years in prison, $1,000,000 in fines and 5 years supervised release.  The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  PACER Case Reference.  15-53

• CASSIDY WINTERS, a 28-year-old resident of Great Falls, appeared on charges of distribution and receipt of child pornography.  If convicted of the most serious charges contained in the indictment, WINTERS faces 20 years in prison, $250,000 in fines and lifetime supervised release.  The case was investigated by the U.S. Secret Service, Flathead County Sheriff’s Office and Montana Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.  PACER Case Reference.  15-58

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.