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 Nov. 12 was:

Sebastian Kessamer Gilder Jr., 26, of Phoenix, Arizona, 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, Gilder faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years to life in prison, a $10 million fine and at least five years of supervised release. Gilder was released pending further proceedings. The Eastern Montana High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force conducted the investigation. PACER case reference.24-74.

Appearing in Great Falls before U.S. Magistrate Judge John T. Johnston and pleading not guilty on Nov. 12 was:

Franklin Troy Caplette, 40, of Box Elder, on charges of prohibited person in possession of a firearm and ammunition. If convicted of the most serious crime, Caplette faces a maximum of 15 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Caplette was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Hill County Sheriff's Office, Rocky Boy's Police Department and U.S. Probation Office conducted the investigation. PACER case reference. 24-91.

Briana Noel Moore, 30, of Great Falls, on charges of prohibited person in possession of a firearm and ammunition. If convicted of the most serious crime, Moore faces a maximum of 15 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Moore was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Cascade County Sheriff's Office and Montana Probation and Parole conducted the investigation. PACER case reference. 24-96.

Appearing in Missoula before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kathleen L. DeSoto and pleading not guilty on Nov. 13 was:

Mallory Nehemiah Brown, 43, of Auburn, Washington, on charges of prohibited person in possession of a firearm. If convicted of the most serious crime, Brown faces a maximum of 15 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Brown was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, FBI, Libby Police Department, Lincoln County Sheriff's Office and Montana Probation and Parole conducted the investigation. PACER case reference. 24-49.

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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