GREAT FALLS, Mont. (NMB) – A Havre man has denied allegations that he possessed and distributed meth in north-central Montana.
Clayton Cree Morsette, 23, has pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court in Great Falls to the felony charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute meth and possession with intent to distribute meth.
An indictment filed in court last month alleges that between July 2018 and at least December of 2020, Morsette conspired with others to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute, 50 or more grams of meth within Hill County and within the boundaries of the Rocky Boy Reservation.
If convicted of the most serious crime, Morsette faces a minimum mandatory 10 years to life in prison, a $10 million fine and at least five years of supervised release.
Morsette was detained pending further proceedings.
The FBI, Chippewa Cree Law Enforcement Services, Tri-Agency Drug Task Force, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Kalispel Tribe Public Safety Department, Washington, and Airway Heights Police Department, Washington, investigated the case.
