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:

Appearing in Missoula before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kathleen L. DeSoto and pleading not guilty on Jan. 4 was:

Taylor Ray Bogard, 21, of Missoula, on charges of prohibited person in possession of firearms and ammunition. If convicted of the most serious crime, Bogard faces a maximum 10 years in prison, a $250,00 fine and three years of supervised release. Bogard was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Missoula Police Department investigated the case. PACER case reference. 20-49.

Grady Harold Sullivan, Jr., 44, of Eureka, on charges of prohibited person in possession of firearms and ammunition. If convicted of the most serious crime, Sullivan faces a maximum 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Sullivan was released pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Montana’s Probation and Parole Division and Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks investigated the case. PACER case reference. 20-55.

Appearing in Billings before U.S. Magistrate Judge Timothy J. Cavan and pleading not guilty on Jan. 5 was:

Jose Eduardo Garcia, 29, hometown unknown, on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. If convicted of the most serious crime, Garcia faces a minimum mandatory 10 years to life in prison, a $10 million fine and at least five years of supervised release. Garcia was detained pending further proceedings. The Drug Enforcement Administration investigated the case. PACER case reference. 20-134.

Appearing in Great Falls before U.S. Magistrate Judge John T. Johnston and pleading not guilty on Jan. 5 was:

Eduardo Luis Diaz, 26, of Chicago, IL, on charges of aggravated sexual abuse and sexual abuse. If convicted of the most serious crime, Diaz faces a maximum of life in prison, a $250,000 fine and five years of supervised release. Diaz was released pending further proceedings. The National Park Service investigated the case. PACER case reference. 20-56.

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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