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 Sept. 23 was:

Joshua Robert Ludtke, 39, of Billings, on charges of prohibited person in possession of a firearm. If convicted of the most serious crime, Ludtke faces a maximum 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Ludtke was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case. PACER case reference. 21-73.

Terrence Michael Seadeer, 44, of Billings, on charges of prohibited person in possession of a firearm and ammunition. If convicted of the most serious crime, Seadeer faces a maximum 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Seadeer was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case. PACER case reference. 21-65.

Appearing in Missoula before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kathleen L. DeSoto and pleading not guilty on Sept. 21 was:

Taylor Wind Set, 65, of Ennis, on charges of prohibited person in possession of firearms. If convicted of the most serious crime, Wind Set faces a maximum 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Wind Set was released pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Forest Service investigated the case. PACER case reference. 21-28.

Appearing in Great Falls before U.S. Magistrate Judge John T. Johnston and pleading not guilty on Sept. 20 was:

Joshua Julius Bartman, 40, of Great Falls, on charges of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and distribution of meth. If convicted of the most serious crime, Bartman faces a mandatory minimum five years to 40 years in prison, a $5 million fine and at least four years of supervised release. Bartman was detained pending further proceedings. The Drug Enforcement Administration and Great Falls Police Department investigated the case. PACER case reference. 21-43.

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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