Montclair Faces Firearms Charge

The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following person was arraigned or appeared las week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The charging documents are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Appearing on Feb. 4 was Curtis Jeffrey Montclair, 37, of Poplar, on charges of prohibited person in possession of a firearm and ammunition.

If convicted of the most serious crime, Montclair faces a maximum of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Montclair was detained pending further proceedings. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Fort Peck Police Department and Montana Probation and Parole Division investigated the case.