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. 1 was:

Martin Shane Waddingham, 46, of Billings, on charges of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and prohibited person in possession of a firearm. If convicted of the most serious crime, Waddingham faces a minimum mandatory five years to 40 years in prison, a $5 million fine and at least four years of supervised release. Waddingham was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case. Pacer case reference. 20-102.

Courage Dane DeCrane, 20, of Pryor, on charges of aggravated sexual abuse and abusive sexual contact. If convicted of the most serious crime, DeCrane faces life in prison, a $250,000 fine and at least five years to life in prison. DeCrane was detained pending further proceedings. The FBI investigated the case. Pacer case reference. 20-16.

Destiny Nilsen, 27, of Billings, on charges of receipt of a firearm by a person under indictment. If convicted of the most serious crime, Nilsen faces a maximum five years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Nilsen was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case. Pacer case reference. 20-98.

Appearing on Sept. 3 was:

Courtney Nicole Lienemann, 31, of Billings, on charges of possession with intent to distribute meth and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. If convicted of the most serious crime, Lienemann faces a maximum 20 years in prison, a $1 million fine and three years of supervise release. Lienemann was released pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case. Pacer case reference. 20-94.

Appearing in Great Falls before U.S. Magistrate Judge John T. Johnston and pleading not guilty on Sept. 1 was:

Jose Manuel Villalobos Medina, 25, of Phoenix, AZ, on charges of possession with intent to distribute meth, heroin and fentanyl. If convicted of the most serious crime, Medina faces a minimum mandatory 10 years to life in prison, a $10 million fine and at least five years of supervised release. Medina was released pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Great Falls Police Department investigated the case. Pacer case reference. 20-41.

John Michael Dunne, 31, of Deer Lodge, on charges of prohibited person in possession of a firearm. If convicted of the most serious crime, Dunne faces a maximum 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Dunne was detained pending further proceedings. The Deer Lodge Police Department, Montana Probation and Parole and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case. Pacer case reference. 20-19.

Harry B. Azure, 20, Wolf Point, on charges of assault resulting in serious bodily injury. If convicted of the most serious crime, Azure faces a maximum 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Azure was detained pending further proceedings. Fort Peck Law Enforcement and the FBI investigated the case. Pacer case reference. 20-58.

If any of the above cases are of interest to your media organization and the community it serves, we encourage you to monitor the progress of the case regularly through the U.S. District Court calendar and the PACER system.

To establish a PACER account, which will allow you to review documents filed in the case, please go to, http://www.pacer.gov/register.html. To access the district court’s calendar, please go to https://ecf.mtd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/PublicCalendar.pl.

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