Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared recently 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 Jan. 12 was:

Jeramiah Kayson Gohde, 24, of Belgrade, on charges of prohibited person in possession of a firearm, possession of unregistered firearm, and possession of firearm with obliterated serial number. If convicted of the most serious crime, Gohde faces a maximum of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Gohde was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Bozeman Police Department and Montana Probation and Parole investigated the case. PACER case reference. 22-01.

Appearing on Jan. 13 was:

Larry Craig Layne, 58, formerly of Bozeman, on charges of prohibited person in possession of a firearm. If convicted of the most serious crime, Layne faces a maximum 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Layne was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Bozeman Police Department investigated the case. PACER case reference. 21-09.

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.