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 Great Falls before U.S. Magistrate Judge John T. Johnston and pleading not guilty on May 7 was:

David Michael Rosebud Mathison, 48, of Poplar, on charges of wire fraud. If convicted of the most serious crime, Mathison faces a maximum of 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Mathison was released pending further proceedings. The FBI conducted the investigation. PACER case reference. 24-28.

David Victor Fast Horse, 35, of Billings, on charges of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, 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, Fast Horse faces 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 drug charge and a mandatory minimum of five years to life in prison, consecutive to any other sentence, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release on the crime of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Fast Horse was detained pending further proceedings. The FBI, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosive, Rocky Boy's Police Department and U.S. Marshals Service investigated the case. PACER case reference. 23-42.

Jamison Gray Devine, 35, of Billings and Helena, on charges of prohibited person in possession of ammunition. If convicted of the most serious crime, Devine faces a maximum of 15 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Devine was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Lewis and Clark County Sheriff's Office and Montana Probation and Parole conducted the investigation. PACER case reference. 24-8.

Richard William Karp, 54, of Billings, on charges of prohibited person in possession of firearms and ammunition. If convicted of the most serious crime, Karp faces a maximum of 15 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Karp was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Broadwater County Sheriff's Office and Montana Probation and Parole conducted the investigation. PACER case reference. 24-9.

Appearing in Missoula before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kathleen L. DeSoto and pleading not guilty on May 8 was:

Shane Michael Kardash, 33, of Livingston, on charges of possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. If convicted of the most serious crime, Kardash faces a maximum of 20 years in prison, a $1 million fine and three years of supervised release. Kardash was detained pending further proceedings. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Park County Sheriff's Office, Livingston Police Department and Billings Police Department conducted the investigation. PACER case reference. 24-7.

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.

XXX