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 2 was:
Zacheriah Paul Siek, 33, of Billings, on charges of prohibited person in possession of a firearm. If convicted of the most serious crime, Siek faces a maximum of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Siek was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case. PACER case reference. 22-61.
William Leonard, 52, of Cheney, Washington, 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, Leonard faces a mandatory minimum 10 years to life in prison, a $10 million fine and at least five years of supervised release. Leonard was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case. PACER case reference. 21-38.
James Lawrence Archer, 44, of Billings, on charges of prohibited person in possession of a firearm. If convicted of the most serious crime, Archer faces a maximum of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Archer was released pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case. PACER case reference. 22-58.
Appearing on May 31 was:
Tre Cy Kron, 29, of Miles City, on charges of prohibited person in possession of a firearm and ammunition. If convicted of the most serious crime, Kron faces a maximum of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Kron was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case.
PACER case reference. 22-60.
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.
