Bill Mercer, United States Attorney for the District of Montana, announced today that on March 11, 2008, in Billings, after a 11/2-day federal district court trial before Chief U.S. District Judge Richard F. Cebull, TIRRELL LEWIS, a resident of Billings, was found guilty of being a felon-in-possession of a firearm and ammunition. Sentencing is set for June 11, 2008. LEWIS is currently detained.

LEWIS faces possible penalties of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and 3 years supervised release.

Assistant U.S. Attorney James E. Seykora prosecuted the case for the United States.

The investigation was a cooperative effort between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Billings Big Sky Safe Streets Task Force.