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Date: 04-10-2019
Case Style:
United States of America v. Gabriel Elijah Kane Arkinson and Jaime Nicole Milsten
Case Number: 6:18-cr-00010-CCL
Judge: Charles C. Lovell
Court: United States District Court for the District of Montana (Lewis and Clark County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: To, Bartleson
Defendant's Attorney: Michael Donahoe and Joslyn M. Hunt FPD for Arkinson
Palmer A. Hoovestal for Jamie Nicole Milsten
Description:
Helena, MT - Judge sentences three in Helena drug-related home invasion
A federal judge sentenced a man and two women convicted of robbery and firearms charges stemming from a drug-related home invasion.
Gabriel Elijah Kane Arkinson, 32, of Billings, was sentenced to 15 years in prison and five years of supervised release, while Jaime Nicole Milsten, 35, of East Helena, was sentenced to 10 years and five months in prison and five years of supervised release. A jury in October found both defendants guilty of of conspiracy to commit robbery affecting commerce, robbery affecting commerce and brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
A third defendant, Melissa Dawn Shurtliff, 28, of Helena, was sentenced to seven years and nine months in prison and five years of supervised release. Shurtliff pleaded guilty to robbery affecting commerce and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
Senior U.S. District Judge Charles C. Lovell presided.
Prosecutors at trial presented evidence that Arkinson and Milsten entered the residence of a Helena drug dealer on April 23, 2017 to steal drugs and drug proceeds. Arkinson was armed with a sawed-off shotgun, and Milsten searched the residence for drugs and money. A small amount of methamphetamine, U.S. currency and a cell phone were stolen. Shurtliff planned the robbery and acted as the getaway driver.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Tom Bartleson prosecuted the case, which was investigated by the FBI and Montana Regional Violent Crime Task Force.
The case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), which is the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.
Outcome: Gabriel Elijah Kane Arkinson:
18:1951(a) CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT ROBBERY AFFECTING COMMERCE
(1) Remanded to BOP for term of 96 months concurrent with Cnt 2; supervised release for term of 3 years concurrent to Cnt 2 and 3; $100 special assessment
18:1951(a) and 2 ROBBERY AFFECTING COMMERCE. PINKERTON THEORY OF LIABILITY
(2) Remanded to BOP for term of 96 months concurrent with Cnt 1; supervised release for term of 3 years concurrent to Cnt 1 and 3; $100 special assessment
924:(c)(1)(A)(i) and (ii), and 2 POSSESSION OF A FIREARM IN FURTHERANCE OF A CRIME OF VIOLENCE. PINKERTON THEORY OF LIABILITY
(3) Remanded to BOP for term of 84 months consecutive with Count 1 and 2; supervised release for term of 5 years concurrent to Cnt 1 and 2; $100 special assessment
Jamie Nicole Milsten:
18:1951(a) CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT ROBBERY AFFECTING COMMERCE
(1) Remanded to BOP for a term of 41 months concurrent with Count 2; 3 years supervised release concurrent with Count 2 and 3; $100 special assessment.
18:1951(a) and 2 ROBBERY AFFECTING COMMERCE. PINKERTON THEORY OF LIABILITY
(2) Remanded to BOP for a term of 41 months concurrent with Count 1; 3 years supervised release concurrent with Count 2 and 3; $100 special assessment.
924:(c)(1)(A)(i) and (ii), and 2 POSSESSION OF A FIREARM IN FURTHERANCE OF A CRIME OF VIOLENCE. PINKERTON THEORY OF LIABILITY
(3) Remanded to BOP for a term of 84 months to run consecutive as to counts 1 and 2; supervised release for a term of 5 years to run concurrent with counts 1 and 2; $100 special assessment
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