Source: United States Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
HELENA — A federal judge recently sentenced two Montana men to prison for trafficking about a pound of methamphetamine in the community, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today.
Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris sentenced defendant Jordan Jawan Gonzales, 33, of Helena, on Oct. 16 to four years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release. Gonzales pleaded guilty in June to possession with intent to distribute meth.
The judge also sentenced defendant, Troy Duane Hemen, 36, of Butte and Bozeman, on Oct. 15 to four years and eight months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release. Hemen pleaded guilty in May to possession with intent to distribute meth.
In court documents, the government alleged that in January 2023, Gonzales and Hemen conspired to have approximately one pound of meth delivered to Gonzales in Helena. Both men were on state supervision for felony drug possession convictions.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office prosecuted the case. The Missouri River Drug Task Force, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Homeland Security Investigations, Helena Police Department and Lewis and Clark County Sheriff’s Office conducted the investigation.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results. For more information about Project Safe Neighborhoods, please visit Justice.gov/PSN.
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