FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, July 10, 2008
TYRONE ALLISON SENTENCED IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT
Bill Mercer, United States Attorney for the District of Montana, announced today that during a federal court session in Billings, on July 10, 2008, before Chief U.S. District Judge Richard F. Cebull, TYRONE ALLISON, a 26-year-old resident of Billings, appeared for sentencing. ALLISON was sentenced to a term of:
- Prison: 94 months
- Special Assessment: $100
- Supervised Release: 5 years
ALLISON was sentenced in connection with his guilty plea to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.
In an Offer of Proof filed by the United States, the government stated it would have proved at trial the following:
From the spring of 2005 until sometime in July of 2006, ALLISON engaged in a conspiracy with several other individuals to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine in the Billings area.
Because there is no parole in the federal system, the "truth in sentencing" guidelines mandate that ALLISON will likely serve all of the time imposed by the court. In the federal system, ALLISON does have the opportunity to earn a sentence reduction for "good behavior." However, this reduction will not exceed 15% of the overall sentence.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Eric B. Wolff and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Sheila R. Kolar prosecuted the case for the United States.
The investigation was a cooperative effort between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
