Information: Federal Court Initial Appearances
| U.S. Attorney’s Office January 14, 2014 |
The United States Attorney’s Office today announced that during a federal court session in Great Falls, Montana, on January 14, 2014, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Strong, the following individual appeared:
- Vid J. Lewis, a 50-year-old resident of Brockton, made an initial appearance on a complaint alleging second-degree murder. He is currently detained. If formally charged with this offense by indictment, Lewis faces life in prison, $250,000 in fines, and five years’ supervised release. Assistant U.S. Attorney Laura B. Weiss is the prosecutor for the United States. The investigation is a cooperative effort between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Fort Peck Tribes Department of Law and Justice.
A complaint is merely a written statement of the essential facts constituting the offense(s) charged. It is not proof of guilt, and all persons indicted are presumed to be innocent of any crime until proof of guilt is established by trial or guilty plea.
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