Department of Justice
For Immediate Release
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 Feb. 24 was:
Aimee Jeanette Bartlette, 40, of Livingston, 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, Bartlette faces a mandatory minimum 10 years to life in prison, a $10 million fine and at least five years of supervised release. Bartlette was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case. PACER case reference. 22-13.
Appearing on Feb. 22 was:
Michael Russell Torres, 29, of Billings, on charges of prohibited person in possession of firearm. If convicted of the most serious crime, Torres faces a maximum of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Torres was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Missoula Police Department investigated the case. PACER case reference. 22-07.
Appearing in Great Falls before U.S. Magistrate Judge John T. Johnston and pleading not guilty on Feb. 22 was:
James Earl Derbyshire, 41, of Stockett, on charges of prohibited person in possession of a firearm and ammunition. If convicted of the most serious crime, Derbyshire faces a maximum of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Derbyshire was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Great Falls Police Department investigated the case. PACER case reference. 22-2.
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.