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 Missoula before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kathleen L. DeSoto and pleading not guilty on June 25 was:
Cheyenne Willow Ironshell, 22, of Butte, 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, Ironshell faces a minimum mandatory 10 years to life in prison, a $10 million fine and at least five years of supervised release. Ironshell was detained pending further proceedings. The Eastern Montana High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force investigated the case. Pacer case reference. 20-31.
Appearing in Great Falls before U.S. Magistrate Judge John T. Johnston and pleading not guilty on June 25 was:
Joshua Patrick Vanatta, 30, of Bainville, on charges of prohibited person in possession of ammunition and possession of a destructive device. If convicted of the most serious crime, Vanatta faces a maximum 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Vanatta was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case. Pacer case reference. 20-40.
Jalissa Haley Fern Spotted Bear, 31, of Wolf Point, on charges of robbery and assault with intent to commit robbery. If convicted of the most serious crime, Spotted Bear faces a maximum 15 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Spotted Bear was released pending further proceedings. The Fort Peck Department of Law and Justice investigated the case. Pacer case reference. 20-28.
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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Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
