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 March 24 was:

Kyle D. Evenson, 35, of Billings, on charges of prohibited person in possession of a firearm and receipt of a firearm by a person under indictment. If convicted of the most serious crime, Evenson faces a maximum of 15 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Evenson was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case. PACER case reference. 23-24.

Appearing on March 23 was:

Brandon Daniel Fernandes, 31, of Billings, on charges of possession of unregistered silencer and possession of firearm with an obliterated serial number. If convicted of the most serious crime, Fernandes faces a maximum of 10 years in prison, a $10,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Fernandes was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case. PACER case reference. 23-28.

Appearing on March 21 was:

Elias Miguel Nava, 19, and Lawrence Alexander Foster-Nava IV, 19, both of Billings, on charges of possession of an unregistered silencer and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number. Elias Miguel Nava also is charged with prohibited person in possession of a firearm. If convicted of the most serious crime, Elias Miguel Nava faces a maximum of 15 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. If convicted of the most serious crime, Lawrence Alexander Foster-Nava IV faces a maximum of 10 years in prison, a $10,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Both defendants were detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case. PACER case reference. 23-28.

Le Erland Fannin, 41, of Livingston, on charges of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and distribution of methamphetamine. If convicted of the most serious crime, Fannin faces a mandatory minimum five years to 40 years in prison, a $5 million fine and at least four years of supervised release. Fannin was released pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Park County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case. PACER case reference. 23-17.

Kenneth Crazymule, Jr., 58, of Lame Deer, on charges of assault resulting in substantial bodily injury to dating or intimate partner and assault with a dangerous weapon. If convicted of the most serious crime, Crazymule faces a maximum of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Crazymule was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Indian Affairs and FBI investigated the case. PACER case reference. 23-16.

Vincent Charles McCall, 21, of Fort Worth, Texas, on charges of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. If convicted of the most crime, McCall faces a maximum of 30 years in prison, a $1 million fine and five years of supervised release on bank fraud and a mandatory minimum two years in prison, consecutive to any other sentence, a $250,000 fine and one year of supervised release on aggravated identity theft. McCall was detained pending further proceedings. The U.S. Secret Service, Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office, Teton County Sheriff’s Office and Liberty County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case. PACER case reference. 23-27.

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.

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