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Great Falls man sentenced in federal court for December 2022 incident

A Great Falls felon who admitted to illegally possessing two firearms at his business following a standoff with law enforcement was sentenced in federal court on Sept. 21 to 32 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Stephen Jeffrey Vogel, 35, pleaded guilty in May to prohibited person in

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Great Falls man sentenced for meth trafficking

A Great Falls man who admitted conspiring to bring large quantities of methamphetamine from California to Montana for distribution was sentenced in federal court in Great Falls on Sept. 21. Joshua Daniel Wilson, 48, was sentenced to 14 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office. Wilson pleaded guilty in

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City officials discuss public safety levy, bond for Nov. 7 ballot

Updated 1 p.m. Sept. 22 with revised tax impact chart The city hosted another town hall meeting about the proposed public safety levy and bond on Sept. 18. The attendance was roughly the same as the meeting in June, with roughly 75 people in the room, at least two dozen of which were city staff, the city’s hired marketing firm

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Minnesota man convicted in Great Falls court for trafficking meth and fentanyl in Montana

A federal jury convicted a Minnesota man on Sept. 13 in federal court in Great Falls of trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl in Havre and Billings in 2021, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The trial began on Sept. 11 and jurors found Rembrandt Carlos Kemp, 32, of Fridley, Minn., guilty of conspiracy to distribute or to possess with intent to

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CCSO rolls out body cameras for deputies

Over the last month, the Cascade County Sheriff’s Office has rolled out body cameras for deputies on patrol. Sheriff Jesse Slaughter said they have enough body cameras for every sworn officer in the department but detectives and administrative staff won’t typically wear them while they’re working in the office. In May 2022, the County Commission voted to accept a $225,909

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Woman charged for bringing drugs into county jail causing inmate overdoses

Updated 1:15 p.m. Aug. 31, with additional information from Sheriff Jesse Slaughter Treya Plummer has been charged with multiple felonies for bringing drugs into the Cascade County Adult Detention Center and distributing those drugs to other inmates, causing overdoses. On Aug. 15, the jail called for assistance for multiple inmates displaying symptoms consistent with an overdose, according to court documents.

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Great Falls man admits to false statement while attempting to purchase gun

A Great Falls man admitted in federal district court on Aug. 30 that he did not disclose he was a methamphetamine user when he attempted to purchase a gun from a firearms dealer, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office. Joshua Raymond Sauve, 35, pleaded guilty to making a false statement during a firearm transaction. He faces a maximum of 10

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