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 beyond a reasonable doubt:

Appearing in Billings before U.S. Magistrate Judge Timothy J. Cavan and pleading not guilty on Feb. 1was:

Dominic Earl Hall, 42, of Fountain, Colorado, 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, Hall faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years to life in prison, a $10 million fine and at least five years of supervised release. Hall was detained pending further proceedings. The Drug Enforcement Administration, Billings Police Department and Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office conducted the investigation. PACER case reference. 22-150.

Steven Scott McGlaughn, 52, of Billings, on charges of felon in possession of a firearm. If convicted of the most serious crime, McGlaughn faces a maximum of 15 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. McGlaughn was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office conducted the investigation. PACER case reference. 23-148.

Appearing on Jan. 30 was:

Kelsi Dorothy Jean Cochran, 31, of Billings, on felon in possession of a firearm. If convicted of the most serious crime, Cochran faces a maximum of 15 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Cochran was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Billings Police Department conducted the investigation. PACER case reference. 24-05.

Danielle Lee Knowshisgun, 33, of Billings, on charges of felon in possession of a firearm and possession of a stolen firearm. If convicted of the most serious crime, Knowshisgun faces a maximum of 15 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Knowshisgun was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives conducted the investigation. PACER case reference. 24-11.

Enrique Duke Arena III, 28, of New York City, New York, on charges of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. If convicted of the most serious crime, Arena faces a maximum of 30 years in prison, a $1 million fine and five years of supervised release on the bank fraud charge and a mandatory two years in prison, consecutive to any other sentence, a $250,000 fine and one year of supervised release on the aggravated identity theft charge. Arena was released pending further proceedings. The FBI, Billings Police Department and Bozeman Police Department conducted the investigation. PACER case reference. 23-08.

Lucious Machiavelli, 47, of Billings, on charges of theft from a federal firearms licensee, possession of stolen firearms and felon in possession of firearms. If convicted of the most serious crime, Machiavelli faces a maximum of 15 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Machiavelli was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives conducted the investigation. PACER case reference. 24-12.

Francisco Jose Nava, 30, of Billings, on charges of felon in possession a firearm. If convicted of the most serious crime, Nava faces a maximum of 15 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Nava was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Billings Police Department conducted the investigation. PACER case reference. 24-13.

Travis Dean Two Two, Sr., 35, of Lame Deer, on charges of attempted coercion and enticement and attempted sex trafficking of a minor. If convicted of the most serious crime, Two Two faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years to life in prison, a $250,000 fine and five years of supervised release. Two Two was detained pending further proceedings. The FBI conducted the investigation. PACER case reference. 24-18.

Dawn Louise Saddler-Lee, aka Dawn Louise Rogeness, 31, of Billings, on charges of bank fraud, aggravated identity theft and felon in possession of firearm. If convicted of the most serious crime, Saddler-Lee faces a maximum of 30 years in prison, a $1 million fine and five years in prison on the bank fraud charge and a mandatory two years in prison, consecutive to any other sentence, a $250,000 fine and one year of supervised on the aggravated identity theft charge. Saddler-Lee was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Billings Police Department and Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office conducted the investigation. PACER case reference. 24-16.

Appearing on Jan. 26 was:

Rodney Paul Burke, 58, of Roundup, on charges of prohibited person in possession of a firearm. If convicted of the most serious crime, Burke faces a maximum of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Burke was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Musselshell County Sheriff’s Office conducted the investigation. PACER case reference. 24-04.

Appearing on Jan. 25 was:

Schuyler Stewart Zwar, 47, of Spokane, Washington, on charges of false statement during a firearms transaction. If convicted of the most serious crime, Zwar faces a maximum of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Zwar was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives conducted the investigation. PACER case reference. 24-17.

Appearing on Jan. 23 was:

Israel Gonzales-Pacheco, 52, of Billings, on charges of prohibited person in possession of a firearm. If convicted of the most serious crime, Gonzales-Pacheco faces a maximum of 15 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Gonzales-Pacheco was detained pending further proceedings. Homeland Security Investigations, the Billings Police Department and Eastern Montana High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force conducted the investigation. PACER case reference. 24-10.

Joshia John Culverson, 18, of Billings, on charges of possession of stolen firearm and possession of firearm with obliterated serial number. If convicted of the most serious crime, Culverson faces a maximum of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Culverson was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Billings Police Department conducted the investigation. PACER case reference. 24-06.

Sam Dean Glenn, 34, of Billings, on charges of felon in possession of a firearm. If convicted of the most serious crime, Glenn faces a maximum of 15 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Glenn was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives conducted the investigation. PACER case reference. 24-09.

Appearing in Missoula before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kathleen L. DeSoto and pleading not guilty on Jan. 30 was:

Jay Neil Heikkila, 81, of Hamilton, on charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering and money laundering. If convicted of the most serious crime, Heikkila faces a maximum of 20 years in prison, a $500,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Heikkila was released pending trial. The FBI, Ravalli County Sheriff’s Office, New York State Police and Stokes County (South Carolina) Sheriff’s Office conducted the investigation.PACER case reference. 24-05.

Michael Davis Bryant, 48, of Spokane, Washington, on charges of possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. If convicted of the most serious crime, Bryant faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years to life in prison, a $10 million fine and at least five years of supervised release. Bryant was detained pending further proceedings. The Drug Enforcement Administration, Homeland Security Investigations, Flathead Tribal Police, Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Montana Highway Patrol, U.S. Marshals Service and Bureau of Indian Affairs conducted the investigation. PACER case reference. 23-31.

Appearing on Jan. 25 was:

Kevin Richard Kuntz, 31, of Bozeman, on charges of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and distribution of cocaine. If convicted of the most serious crime, Kuntz faces a maximum of 20 years in prison, a $1 million fine and at least three years of supervised release. Kuntz was released pending further proceedings. The FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, Bozeman Police Department and Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office conducted the investigation. PACER case reference. 24-02.

Appearing in Great Falls before U.S. Magistrate Judge John T. Johnston and pleading not guilty on Jan. 30 was:

Jordan Jawan Gonzales, 32, of Helena, on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute meth and possession with intent to distribute meth. If convicted of the most serious crime, Gonzales faces a mandatory minimum of five years to 40 years in prison, a $5 million fine and four years of supervised release. Gonzales was detained pending further proceedings. The Missouri River Drug Task Force in Bozeman and Helena, with assistance from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Homeland Security Investigations and U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General conducted the investigation. PACER case reference. 23-21.

Travis Lee Brown, 41, of Yakima, Washington, on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and felon in possession of a firearm. If convicted of the most serious crime, Brown faces a mandatory minimum of five years to 40 years in prison, a $5 million fine and four years of supervised release on the drug charge and a mandatory minimum of five years to life in prison, consecutive to any other sentence, a $250,000 fine and five years of supervised release on the charge of possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. Brown was detained pending further proceedings. The Tri-Agency Task Force, Drug Enforcement Administration and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives conducted the investigation. PACER case reference. 23-51.

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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