MISSOULA - A Clinton man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine in Missoula and Flathead counties was sentenced today to six years and four months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
Michael Scott Naron, 34, pleaded guilty in April to conspiracy to distribute meth.
U.S. District Judge Donald W. Molloy presided.
The government alleged in court documents that Naron was a meth dealer in Missoula and Flathead counties from January 2020 through October 2020. In May 2020, a burglary investigation led to a search of Naron’s home in which law enforcement recovered heroin, cocaine, fentanyl, U.S. currency, two stolen firearms and other stolen items. During a traffic stop of Naron on Interstate 90 in Montana in October 2020, law enforcement later searched his vehicle and recovered meth, heroin, firearms and drug paraphernalia. Additionally, law enforcement learned from an informant that the individual provided Naron large quantities of meth and received two stolen firearms from him.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Tara J. Elliott prosecuted the case, which was investigated by the FBI’s Montana Regional Violent Crime Task Force, Missoula County Sheriff’s Office, Missoula Police Department and Montana Highway Patrol.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.
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Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
