FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, March 17, 2008
DARRELL HOLLIDAY PLEADS GUILTY IN U.S. FEDERAL COURT
Bill Mercer, United States Attorney for the District of Montana, announced today that during a federal court session in Billings on March 14, 2008, before Chief U.S. District Judge Richard F. Cebull, DARRELL HOLLIDAY, a 36-year-old resident of Billings, pled guilty to distribution of methamphetamine and use of telephone communications in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime. Sentencing is set for June 12, 2008. He is currently detained.
In an Offer of Proof filed by the United States, the government stated it would have proved at trial the following:
On March 16, 2006, the Billings Big Sky Safe Streets Task Force in Billings conducted a controlled buy of approximately a one-half ounce of crystal methamphetamine (13.3 grams of 24% methamphetamine, or 3.1grams of actual methamphetamine) from HOLLIDAY. During the transaction, HOLLIDAY was recorded on the body wire stating that at that time he had one-half ounce of good methamphetamine and also had a one-half ounce of bad methamphetamine.
The controlled buy had been set up by HOLLIDAY discussing the sale of methamphetamine with the government's informant on a telephone just previous to the buy.
On August 15, 2006, HOLLIDAY was interviewed and admitted to selling one-half ounce of crystal methamphetamine to a government informant on March 16, 2006, which HOLLIDAY had received from Patricia Curfman.
Curfman pled guilty to federal charges and has been sentenced.
HOLLIDAY faces possible penalties of 30 years in prison, a $2,000,000 fine and 6 years supervised release.
Assistant U.S. Attorney James E. Seykora prosecuted the case for the United States.
The investigation was conducted by the Billings Big Sky Safe Streets Task Force.
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A copy of the Offer of Proof can be obtained by contacting Sally Frank at (406) 247-4638.
