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Theft of FBI Vehicle Sends Lafayette Man to Federal Prison

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LAFAYETTE, La. – Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that Timothy Brian King, 34, of Lafayette, Louisiana, was sentenced today by United States District Judge James D. Cain, Jr. to 24 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for theft of government property. On Monday, February 22, 2021 at approximately 3:00 a.m., a 2010 Dodge Charger, a vehicle purchased for and belonging to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), was stolen from the FBI’s Lafayette Resident Agency parking lot located in Lafayette, Louisiana. The FBI began an investigation into the theft and reviewed video

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Stolen identity scheme sends Jordan man to prison

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BILLINGS — A Jordan man who admitted to stealing personal identifying information from family members and acquaintances to obtain credits cards to fund his life and a drug habit was sentenced today to 51 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said. Eric Richard Morrow, 37, pleaded guilty in March to mail fraud and to aggravated identity theft. U.S. District Judge Susan P. Watters presided. Judge Watters also ordered $61,188 restitution. Morrow was detained. In court documents, the government alleged that from 2017 to 2020, Morrow assumed the identities of

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Shooting, wounding of pedestrian in Crow Agency sends Lodge Grass man to prison for seven years

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BILLINGS — A Lodge Grass man who admitted to shooting and wounding a pedestrian from his vehicle in Crow Agency was sentenced today to seven years in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said. Fabian Cruz Dawes, 31, pleaded guilty in May to an information charging him with assault with a dangerous weapon. U.S. District Judge Susan P. Watters presided. In court documents filed in the case, the government alleged that on April 7, Dawes was parked in a car near a convenience store in Crow Agency, on the Crow

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Assault on Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation sends Ashland man to prison

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BILLINGS — An Ashland man who admitted to assaulting a man, causing multiple head injuries while brandishing a rifle on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, was sentenced today to 48 months imprisonment to be followed by three years of supervised release, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said. Channing Lee Ziler, 34, pleaded guilty in April to assault resulting in serious bodily injury. U.S. District Judge Susan P. Watters presided. In court documents filed in the case, the government alleged that on Dec. 31, 2017, Bureau of Indian Affairs law enforcement officers responded to a 911 call at a residence

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Methamphetamine trafficking sends Missoula man to prison for 15 years

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MISSOULA — A Missoula man who admitted dealing large quantities of methamphetamine in the community was sentenced today to 15 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said. Terry David Starrett, 54, pleaded guilty on May 11 to possession with intent to distribute as charged in a superseding information. U.S. District Court Judge Donald W. Molloy presided. The government alleged in court documents that on Jan. 7, law enforcement served a search warrant and recovered more than five pounds of meth from Starrett’s rental property and his vehicle. Five

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