(Billings – Kendall Brown) – A Billings man accused of trafficking fentanyl pills in the community and ramming an occupied U.S. Marshals Service vehicle during his arrest admitted to charges on Thursday, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
The defendant, 29-year-old Luke Michael Dovel, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances and to assault on a federal officer.
Dovel faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years to life in prison, a 10 million dollar fine and at least five years of supervised release on the drug charge and a maximum of 20 years in prison, a 250 thousand dollar fine and three years of supervised release on the assault charge.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Timothy J. Cavan presided.
