Avis Big Track, Residential Burglary, Montana 2022

GREAT FALLS, Montana - A Brockton woman has admitted to stealing a firearm and a vehicle in a residential burglary on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. Avis Big Track, 32, pleaded guilty to burglary, a federal charge.

The crime took place on September 26, 2022, when two homeowners reported a burglary of their home in Brockton. During the burglary, Big Track took a .45-caliber pistol and keys to a 2014 Chrysler, which she used to steal the vehicle.

Big Track was seen driving the stolen Chrysler, and she eventually admitted that she took the vehicle and had given the firearm to another individual, who put it in a safe with drugs. Law enforcement searched the safe and found the pistol and methamphetamine.

Big Track faces a maximum of 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. The court will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors. Sentencing was set for August 28.

Big Track was detained pending further proceedings. The government alleged that the defendant was involved in the burglary and theft of the firearm and vehicle.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Amanda L. Myers is prosecuting the case. Fort Peck Tribal Law Enforcement conducted the investigation.

Avis Big Track is set to be sentenced on August 28, 2024. The outcome of the case is still pending.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mt/pr/brockton-woman-admits-stealing-gun-vehicle-burglary-fort-peck-indian-reservation