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 Missoula before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kathleen L. DeSoto on Feb. 3 for an initial appearance on a criminal complaint was:
Ryan Creighton Doak, 48, of Washington, on charges of prohibited person in possession of a firearm, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. If convicted of the most serious crime, Doak faces a mandatory minimum five years to 40 years in prison, a $5 million fine and at least four years of supervised release. Doak was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Missoula Police Department and Montana Highway Patrol investigated the case. PACER case reference 23-10.
Appearing in Missoula before U.S. District Judge Dana L. Christensen and pleading not guilty on Feb. 2 was:
Jamey Wayne Charon, Jr., 26, of Manhattan, on charges of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, distribution of meth and prohibited person in possession of firearms and ammunition. If convicted of the most serious crime, Charon faces a mandatory minimum five years to 40 years in prison, a $5 million fine and at least four years of supervised release. Charon was detained pending further proceedings. The Missouri River Drug Task Force investigated the case. PACER case reference 22-28.
Appearing in Missoula before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kathleen L. DeSoto and pleading not guilty on Feb. 2 was:
Anthony Riley Smith, 28, of Missoula, on charges of sexual exploitation of a child, transportation of child pornography and distribution and receipt of child pornography. If convicted of the most serious crime, Smith faces a mandatory minimum 15 years to 30 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and five years to life of supervised release. Smith was detained pending further proceedings. The Missoula Police Department investigated the case. PACER case reference. 22-34.
Appearing in Missoula before U.S. District Judge Dana L. Christensen and pleading not guilty on Feb. 1 was:
Sheldon Anfernee Mykal Fisher, 29, of Ronan, on charges of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and prohibited person in possession of a firearm. If convicted of the most serious crime, Fisher faces a mandatory minimum five years to 40 years in prison, a $5 million fine and at least four years of supervised release. Fisher was detained pending further proceedings. The Flathead Tribal Police, Homeland Security Investigations, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Drug Enforcement Administration investigated the case. PACER case reference. 23-01.
Appearing in Missoula before U.S. District Judge Donald W. Molloy and pleading not guilty on Jan. 30 was:
Kenton Alan Shaull, 59, of Auburn, Washington, on charges of attempted coercion and enticement of a minor and travel with the intent to engage in illicit sexual activity. If convicted of the most serious crime, Shaull faces 10 years to life in prison, a $250,000 fine and a lifetime on supervised release. Shaull was detained pending further proceedings. The FBI Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force and Missoula County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case. PACER case reference. 23-04.
Appearing in Great Falls before U.S. Magistrate Judge John T. Johnston and pleading not guilty on Feb. 1 was:
Terrance Travis Aimsback, 34, of Heart Butte, on charges of second degree murder. If convicted of the most serious crime, Aimsback faces life in prison, a $250,000 fine and five years of supervised release. Aimsback was detained pending further proceedings. The FBI investigated the case. PACER case reference. 23-07.
Appearing in Billings before U.S. Magistrate Judge Timothy J. Cavan and pleading not guilty on Feb. 3 was:
Alexandre Zdenek Davis, 26, of Billings, on charges of false statement during firearms transaction, felon in possession of a firearm, false statement in applying for a passport and aggravated identity theft. If convicted of the most serious crime, Davis faces a maximum of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release and a mandatory minimum two years consecutive to any other sentence, a $250,000 fine and one year of supervised release on the aggravated identity theft charge. Davis was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Billings Police Department investigated the case. PACER case reference. 22-106.
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.
