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 April 13 was:

Jesse Ray Blackman, 40, of Billings, on charges of interstate threats and cyberstalking. If convicted of the most serious crime, Blackman faces a maximum of five years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Blackman was detained pending further proceedings. The FBI and Blackfeet Law Enforcement Services, with assistance from the Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office, investigated the case. PACER case reference. 23-123.

Appearing on April 11 was:

Camille Ann Rounds, 45, Deborah Lynn Renenger, 32, and Keegan Tait Roll, 28, all transients, on fentanyl trafficking charges. Rounds and Renenger are charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute meth and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Roll is charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. If convicted of the most serious crime, Rounds and Renenger face a mandatory minimum of five years to 40 years in prison, a $5 million fine and at least four years of supervised release on the meth trafficking crime, 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 firearm crime. Roll faces a maximum of 20 years in prison, a $1 million fine and at least three years of supervised release. All defendants were detained pending further proceedings. The Billings Police Department, Homeland Security Investigations, Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office, Montana Highway Patrol and Drug Enforcement Administration investigated the case. PACER case reference. 23-40.

Cynthia Rae Pruett, 51, of Acton, on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, possession with intent to distribute controlled substances and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. If convicted of the most serious crime, Pruett faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years to life in prison, a $10 million fine and at least five years of supervised release. Pruett was detained pending further proceedings. The Drug Enforcement Administration, Billings Police Department, U.S. Border Patrol, Laurel Police Department, Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office and Montana Highway Patrol investigated the case. PACER case reference. 23-39.

Appearing on April 10 was:

Paul Nomee III, 60, of Lodge Grass, on charges of prohibited person in possession of a firearm and ammunition. If convicted of the most serious crime, Nomee faces a maximum of 15 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Nomee was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Bureau of Indian Affairs investigated the case. PACER case reference. 23-29.

Appearing in Great Falls before U.S. Magistrate Judge John T. Johnston and pleading not guilty on April 11 was:

Nikki Marie Snell, 38, of Wolf Point, on charges of possession with intent to distribute meth, 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, Snell faces a maximum of 15 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release on the crime of prohibited person in possession of a firearm and a mandatory minimum five years to life in prison, consecutive to any other crime, a $250,000 fine and five years of supervised release on the crime of possessing a firearm in a drug trafficking crime. Snell was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Homeland Security Investigations and Great Falls Police Department investigated the case. PACER case reference. 23-31.

Shacotta Keenan St. Onge, aka Shaq, 30, of Great Falls, on charges of possession with intent to distribute controlled substances and distribution of controlled substances. If convicted of the most serious crime, St. Onge faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years to life in prison, a $10 million fine and at least five years of supervised release. St. Onge was detained pending further proceedings. Homeland Security Investigations, the Great Falls Police Department and Drug Enforcement Administration investigated the case. PACER case reference. 23-33.

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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