FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
TIRRELL LEWIS FOUND GUILTY IN U.S. FEDERAL COURT
Bill Mercer, United States Attorney for the District of Montana, announced today that on March 11, 2008, in Billings, after a 11/2-day federal district court trial before Chief U.S. District Judge Richard F. Cebull, TIRRELL LEWIS, a resident of Billings, was found guilty of being a felon-in-possession of a firearm and ammunition. Sentencing is set for June 11, 2008. LEWIS is currently detained.
LEWIS faces possible penalties of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and 3 years supervised release.
Assistant U.S. Attorney James E. Seykora prosecuted the case for the United States.
The investigation was a cooperative effort between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Billings Big Sky Safe Streets Task Force.
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