Press Release
Informational: Federal Court arraignments
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Montana
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 May 5 was:
Brooke Nicole Larsen, 28, of Billings, 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, Larsen faces a mandatory minimum 10 years to life in prison, a $10 million fine and at least five years of supervised release. Larsen was released pending further proceedings. The Eastern Montana High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force conducted the investigation. PACER case reference. 23-54.
Appearing in Missoula before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kathleen L. DeSoto and pleading not guilty on May 1 was:
Cody Alan Harrington, 29, of Missoula, on charges of attempted coercion and enticement of a minor and sex trafficking of children. If convicted of the most serious crime, Harrington faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years to life in prison, a $250,000 fine and five years to life of supervised release. Harrington was detained pending further proceedings. The Missoula County Sheriff’s Office, Missoula Police Department, and FBI’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force investigated the case. PACER case reference. 23-24.
Charles Lief Isaacson, 62, of Seely Lake, on charges of attempted coercion and enticement of a minor, receipt of child pornography and access with intent to view child pornography. If convicted of the most serious crime, Isaacson faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years to life in prison, a $250,000 fine and five years to life of supervised release. Isaacson was detained pending further proceedings. The Missoula County Sheriff’s Office and FBI’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force investigated the case. PACER case reference. 23-23.
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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Contact
Clair Johnson Howard
Public Affairs Officer
406-247-4623
Clair.Howard@usdoj.gov
Updated May 5, 2023
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