Mathison, Fast Horse Appear On Federal Charges

Appearing on May 7 in Great Falls before U.S. Magistrate Judge John T. Johnston and pleading not guilty on May 7 were: David Michael Rosebud Mathison, 48, of Poplar on charges of wire fraud.

If convicted of the most serious crime, Mathison faces a maximum of 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release.

Mathison was released pending further proceedings.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted the investigation.

According to court documents, Matthison is accused of misappropriating Poplar Volunteer Fire Department funds.

David Victor Fast Horse,

35, of Billings on charges of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and prohibited person in possession of a firearm.

If convicted of the most serious crime, Fast Horse faces a mandatory minimum of five years to 40 years in prison, a $5 million fine and at least four years of supervised release on the drug charge and a mandatory minimum of five years to life in prison, consecutive to any other sentence, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release on the crime of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Fast Horse was detained pending further proceedings.

The FBI; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosive; Rocky Boy’s Police Department; and U.S. Marshals Service investigated the case.