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 Feb. 16 was:
Harvey Alvin Hugs, 59, of Hardin, on charges of felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. If convicted of the most serious crime, Hugs faces a maximum of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Hugs was released pending further proceedings. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks investigated the case. PACER case reference. 23-06.
Appearing on Feb. 13 was:
Andrew Jason Post, 35, of Sidney, on charges of possession of unregistered firearm. If convicted of the most serious crime, Post faces a maximum of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Post was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case. PACER case reference. 23-09.
Appearing in Great Falls before U.S. Magistrate Judge John T. Johnston and pleading not guilty on Feb. 13 was:
Arnold Galo Garay IV, 46, of Helena, on charges of prohibited person in possession of a firearm and ammunition. If convicted of the most serious crime, Garay faces a maximum of 15 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Garay was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Montana Probation and Parole investigated the case. PACER case reference. 23-05.
Daniel Phillip Horn, 36, of Harlem, on charges of assault resulting in substantial bodily injury to an intimate and dating partner. If convicted of the most serious crime, Horn faces a maximum of five years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Horn was released pending further proceedings. The FBI and Fort Belknap Police Department investigated the case. PACER case reference. 23-11.
Javon Cortez Crosby, 26, of Southfield, Michigan, 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, Crosby faces a maximum of 20 years in prison, a $1 million fine and three years of supervised release. Crosby was detained pending further proceedings. The FBI, Tri-Agency Task Force, Russell Country High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force and Bureau of Indian Affairs investigated the case. PACER case reference. 21-72.
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.
