Jody Vasquez was sentenced to 10 years with the Department of Corrections, with five years suspended, for the offense of aggravated assault. He was also fined $1,000 and must register as a violent offender. The sentence came from district judge David Cybulski during a hearing in district court on Tuesday, May 23. When he changed his not guilty plea in March, Vasquez admitted to striking the

A Washington man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine after law enforcement seized 11 pounds of the drug from him in a traffic stop in Glendive was sentenced last week to 11 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Charles Antonio Gray, 47, pleaded guilty in November 2022 to possession with intent to distribute meth.

A Poplar woman admitted on May 23 to a methamphetamine trafficking crime after a customer died shortly after taking the drug, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Danyell Rose Black Dog, 22, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute meth. Black Dog faces a maximum of 20 years in prison, a $1 million fine and at least three years of supervised release. Chief U.S. District Judge

Attorney General Austin Knudsen and the Montana Highway Patrol are reminding drivers that state troopers are increasing their presence on Montana roads and highways this summer, cracking down on drunk and drugged drivers. After recent warm weather, traffic fatalities are already on the incline. While traffic deaths are down from this same time last year, more fatal crashes occur during the time