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 beyond a reasonable doubt:

Appearing in Missoula before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kathleen L. DeSoto and pleading not guilty on Dec. 13 was:

Jerod John Chambers, 35, of Miles City, on charges of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession of an unregistered short-barreled shotgun. If convicted of the most serious crime, Chambers faces a maximum of 20 years in prison, a $1 million fine and three years of supervised release. Chambers was detained pending further proceedings. The Miles City Police Department, Montana Division of Criminal Investigation and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives conducted the investigation. PACER case reference. 24-24.

Appearing in Billings before U.S. Magistrate Judge Timothy J. Cavan pleading not guilty on Dec. 10 was:

Jeremy Allen Malloy, 42, of Billings, on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute meth. If convicted of the most serious crime, Malloy faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years to life in prison, a $10 million fine and at least five years of supervised release. Malloy was detained pending further proceedings. The Billings Police Department and Eastern Montana High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force conducted the investigation. PACER case reference. 24-145.

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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