FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
INFORMATIONAL: FEDERAL COURT ARRAIGNMENTS
Bill Mercer, United States Attorney for the District of Montana, announced today that during a federal court session in Missoula, on April 28, 2008, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeremiah C. Lynch, the following individuals were arraigned:
HUNTER TERRY, age 23, NATHANIEL TERRY, age 26, and BRAD McWILLIAMS, age 33, residents of Missoula, appeared on a charge of conspiracy to manufacture marijuana. They are currently released on special conditions. If convicted of this charge, they each face possible penalties of a minimum mandatory 5 years in prison and could be sentenced to 40 years, a $2,000,000 fine and 4 years supervised release. Assistant U.S. Attorney Josh Van de Wetering is the prosecutor for the United States. The investigation was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration.
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.
