FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
INFORMATIONAL: FEDERAL COURT ARRAIGNMENTS
Bill Mercer, United States Attorney for the District of Montana, announced today that during a federal court session in Billings, on February 12, 2008, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Carolyn S. Ostby, the following individuals were arraigned:
ORLANDO MOORER, age 35, appeared on a charge of distribution of methamphetamine. He is currently detained. If convicted of this charge, MOORER faces possible penalties of a mandatory 5 years in prison and could be sentenced to the maximum of 40 years in prison, a $2,000,000 fine and 4 years supervised release. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Sheila R. Kolar is the prosecutor for the United States. The investigation was conducted by the Billings Police Department.
CAMILLE ADAMS, age 21, JORDAN ADAMS, age 20, and JACOB KRAUS, age 20, appeared on charges of multiple armed robberies. They are currently detained. If convicted of these charges, they each face possible penalties of 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and 3 years supervised release. In addition, each faces the possibility of an additional mandatory seven year imprisonment, consecutive to any other sentence, for the use of a firearm during the commission of a crime of violence. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Ed Zink is the prosecutor for the United States. The investigation was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
SHAWN LEE JEFFERSON appeared on a charge of voluntary manslaughter. He is currently detained. If convicted of this charge, JEFFERSON faces possible penalties of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and 3 years supervised release. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lori Harper Suek is the prosecutor for the United States. The investigation was a cooperative effort between the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The defendants pled not guilty to the charges.
The charge, an indictment, information or complaint, is merely an accusation and all persons named as defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. A pre-trial conference and a trial date will be set and the United States will be required to prove the allegations set forth in the indictment beyond a reasonable doubt.
