JORDAN MARTELL SENTENCED IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT

Bill Mercer, United States Attorney for the District of Montana, announced today that during a federal court session in Great Falls, on April 19, 2007, before U.S. District Judge Judge Sam E. Haddon, JORDAN MARTELL, a 23-year-old resident of Poplar, appeared for sentencing. MARTELL was sentenced to a term of:

Prison: life

Special Assessment: $100

Restitution: $7,952

Supervised Release: 5 years

MARTELL was sentenced after having been found guilty during a 2-day trial of first degree murder.

Because there is no parole in the federal system, the "truth in sentencing" guidelines mandate that MARTELL will likely serve all of the time imposed by the court. In the federal system, MARTELL does have the opportunity to earn a sentence reduction for "good behavior." However, this reduction will not exceed 15% of the overall sentence.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph E. Thaggard prosecuted the case for the United States.

The investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

United States Attorney's Office for the District of Montana

P.O. Box 1478

Billings, MT 59103

CONTACT
Kurt Alme
First Assistant U.S. Attorney
(406) 247-4669