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 Billings before U.S. Magistrate Judge Timothy J. Cavan and pleading not guilty on June 8 was:

Gregg Lawrence Haywood, Sr., 53, of Billings, on charges of prohibited person in possession of a firearm. If convicted of the most serious crime, Haywood faces a maximum of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Haywood was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case. PACER case reference. 21-40.

Appearing in Great Falls before U.S. Magistrate Judge John T. Johnston and pleading not guilty on June 8 was:

Duane Mittens, Jr., 29, of Browning, on charges of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. If convicted of the most serious crime, Mittens faces a maximum of 20 years in prison, a $1 million fine and three years of supervised release. Mittens was released pending further proceedings. The FBI and Blackfeet Law Enforcement Services investigated the case. PACER case reference. 21-40.

Appearing on June 10 was:

Larry Albert Bernard, 37, of Box Elder, on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, possession with intent to distribute controlled substances and maintaining drug-involved premises. If convicted of the most serious crime, Bernard faces a maximum of 20 years in prison, a $1 million fine and three years of supervised release. Bernard was released pending further proceedings. The FBI and Tri Agency Task Force investigated the case. PACER case reference. 21-36.

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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