BILLINGS – A Bozeman man who was unlawfully carrying two loaded handguns was sentenced today to four years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, Acting U.S. Attorney Mark Steger Smith said.
Jerron Micheal Mitchell-Fuller, 36, pleaded guilty in April 2026 to unlawfully possessing a firearm.
U.S. District Judge Susan P. Watters presided.
The government alleged in court documents that Mitchell-Fuller, who had been convicted of multiple felonies in the early 2010s, was found walking near I-90 in Bozeman carrying two loaded handguns. Earlier in the day, Mitchell-Fuller had taken the cell phone of a man in Bozeman, who reported the theft to police.
Law enforcement tracked down Mitchell-Fuller and interviewed him. He said he had absconded from federal supervised release in Billings and admitted to knowing that he wasn’t allowed to own or carry firearms. Mitchell-Fuller was previously convicted for theft in Montana and Idaho, for escaping custody while in Cascade County, and for possessing meth with the intent to distribute in Billings.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office prosecuted the case. The ATF conducted the investigation.
Source: U.S. Attorney’s Office — Montana — U.S. Department of Justice press release.