The United States Attorney’s Office announced that those persons listed below were arraigned before the U.S. Magistrate and the indictments handed down by the Grand Jury unsealed.
Appearing before U.S. Magistrate Ostby in Billings, on Oct. 23, 2015 and entering pleas of Not Guilty were:
* JORDALE THOMAS REDWOLF, a 27-year-old resident of Wyola, appeared on charges of felon in possession of a firearm, possession of a stolen firearm, possession of an unregistered firearm, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. If convicted of the most serious charges contained in the indictment, REDWOLF faces 10 years in prison, $250,000 in fines and 5 years supervised release. The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. PACER Case Reference. 15-76
Appearing before U.S. Magistrate Ostby in Billings, on Oct. 22, 2015 and entering pleas of Not Guilty were:
* ANTHONY DAVID HOPWOOD, a 30-year-old resident of Billings, appeared on charges of possession of a firearm by a person convicted of domestic violence and possession of a stolen firearm. If convicted of the most serious charge contained in the indictment, HOPWOOD faces 10 years in prison, $250,000 in fines and 3 years supervised release. The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. PACER Case Reference. 14-106
Appearing before U.S. Magistrate Lynch in Missoula, on Oct. 20, 2015 and entering pleas of Not Guilty were:
* PAUL GEE CHIANG, a 41-year-old resident of Renton, Washington, appeared on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute oxycodone, possession with intent to distribute oxycodone, conspiracy to acquire or obtain possession of a controlled substance by deception, and acquiring or obtaining possession of a controlled substance by deception. If convicted of the most serious charges contained in the indictment, CHIANG faces 20 years in prison, $1,000,000 in fines and 3 years supervised release. The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration. PACER Case Reference. 15-21
Appearing before U.S. Magistrate Johnston in Great Falls on Oct. 20, 2015 and entering pleas of Not Guilty were:
* NEAL PAUL ROSETTE, a 53-year-old resident of Box Elder, appeared on charges of conspiracy to defraud the Chippewa Cree Tribe, scheme to defraud the Chippewa Cree Tribe/wire fraud; bribery/accepting, income tax evasion and willful failure to file tax returns. If convicted of the most serious charges contained in the indictment, ROSETTE faces 20 years in prison, $250,000 in fines and 3 years supervised release. The case was investigated by the U.S. Department of Interior Office of Inspector General, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. PACER Case Reference. 15-61
Appearing before U.S. Magistrate Ostby in Billings on Oct. 19, 2015 and entering pleas of Not Guilty were:
* MORGAN MARIE ANDERSON, a 24-year-old resident of Billings, appeared on charges of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and distribution of methamphetamine. If convicted of the most serious charges contained in the indictment, ANDERSON faces 40 years in prison, $5,000,000 in fines and 4 years supervised release. The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation Task Force. PACER Case Reference. 15-94
* CHRISTOPHER BRADLEY CHASE, a 25-year-old resident of Billings, appeared on charges of felon in possession of a firearm. If convicted of the charge contained in the indictment, CHASE faces 10 years in prison, $250,000 in fines and 3 years supervised release. The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. PACER Case Reference. 15-95
* REGINA DENISE HARDEMAN, a 54-year-old resident of Barstow, California, appeared on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and distribution of methamphetamine. If convicted of the most serious charges contained in the indictment, HARDEMAN faces life in prison, $10,000,000 in fines and 5 years supervised release. The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration. PACER Case Reference. 15-111
* CHRISTOPHER L. HARGITT, a 41-year-old resident of Glendive, appeared on charges of felon in possession of a firearm, possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. If convicted of the most serious charges contained in the indictment, HARGITT faces life in prison, $5,000,000 in fines and 5 years supervised release. The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. PACER Case Reference. 15-92
* LARRY BURNELL SEPT, JR., a 43-year-old resident of Richmond, California, appeared on charges of transportation of a person with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. If convicted of the charge contained in the indictment, SEPT faces 10 years in prison, $250,000 in fines and 3 years supervised release. The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. PACER Case Reference. 15-114
Appearing before U.S. Magistrate Ostby in Billings on Oct. 16, 2015 and entering pleas of Not Guilty were:
* JERRY RAY DEGOLYER, a 51 year-old resident of Sidney, appeared on charges of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and distribution of methamphetamine. If convicted of the most serious charges contained in the indictment, DEGOLYER faces 40 years in prison, $5,000,000 in fines and 4 years supervised release. The case was investigated by State of Montana Division of Criminal Investigations and the Drug Enforcement Administration. PACER Case Reference. 15-108
* ROBERT LELAND HICE, a 68-year-old resident of Billings, appeared on charges of distribution of child pornography, receipt of child pornography and possession of child pornography. If convicted of the most serious charges contained in the indictment, HICE faces 20 years in prison, $250,000 in fines and lifetime supervised release. The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. PACER Case Reference. 15-99
* WILLIAM WOODROW SPRINGFIELD, SR., a 53-year-old resident of Lodge Grass, appeared on charges of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. If convicted of the charge contained in the indictment, SPRINGFIELD faces 40 years in prison, $5,000,000 in fines and 4 years supervised release. The case was investigated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. PACER Case Reference. 15-121
Appearing before U.S. Magistrate Lynch in Missoula on Oct. 14, 2015 and entering pleas of Not Guilty were:
* CHAD WILLIAM HEDGES, a 41-year-old resident of Bozeman, appeared on charges of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, distribution of methamphetamine and felon in possession of a firearm. If convicted of the most serious charges contained in the indictment, HEDGES faces life in prison, $10,000,000 in fines and 5 years supervised release. The case was investigated by the Missouri River Drug Task Force. PACER Case Reference. 15-28
Appearing before U.S. Magistrate Ostby in Billings on Oct. 13, 2015 and entering pleas of Not Guilty were:
* TAVIS ALAN-CODY PAIR, a 31 year-old resident of Billings, appeared on charges of possession of an unregistered firearm and felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. If convicted of the most serious charge contained in the indictment, PAIR faces 10 years in prison, $250,000 in fines and 3 years supervised release. The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. PACER Case Reference. 15-30
* TAVIS ALAN-CODY PAIR, a 31 year-old resident of Billings, appeared on charges of possession of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and distribution of methamphetamine. If convicted of the most serious charges contained in the indictment, PAIR faces 40 years in prison, $5,000,000 in fines and 4 years supervised release. The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. PACER Case Reference. 15-101
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 so that you stay current and not miss any important developments in the case.
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.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
