WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:

MISSOULA - A Belgrade man who was trafficking cocaine while possessing a firearm in Belgrade and Bozeman was sentenced today to 220 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, Acting U.S. Attorney Tim Racicot said.

Leodis Robert Roach, 43, pleaded guilty in January 2026to one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

U.S. District Judge Dana L. Christenson presided.

The government alleged in court documents that on May 6, 2025, law enforcement officers used a confidential inf...