From the Courts - Federal District Court: Man pleads guilty to drug trafficking charge

GREAT FALLS — Michael James Lamere, 39, accused of trafficking both methamphetamine and fentanyl pills on and around Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, admitted Monday in U.S. District Court in Great Falls to a drug crime, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said.

Lamere pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances.

Lamere faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years in prison, a $10 million fine and at least five years of supervised release.

Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided and set sentencing for June 8. The court will determine any sentence after considering...