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Great Falls man sentenced to 43 months federal prison plus 3 years supervised release after guilty plea Dec 2025 to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Between 2021 and Mar 2025 officers investigated group distributing meth in/around Great Falls; three controlled purchases from Williams utilizing a confidential informant; drugs confirmed meth at DEA lab. Williams admitted selling meth 2021-late June 2024. Russell Country Drug Task Force and DEA investigated; AUSAs Zeno Baucus and Jeff Starnes prosecuted.
Gallatin County press release: Christopher Wardle sentenced to four years in the Department of Corrections, with two years suspended, following a felony conviction.
Gallatin County press release: Judge sentenced Gerald Lee Johnson Jr. to 17 years following felony convictions in a fatal 2023 collision.
Ethanel Pherigo sentenced Oct. 29 to 40 years in Montana State Prison for 2024 downtown alley assault leaving victim with severe brain injury. (The Electric, Oct 29, 2026)
Nehemias Valeriano Midence, 22, sentenced in district court to felony sexual abuse of children for video of local minor on phone. (The Electric, Oct 20, 2026)