Kent James Fox, Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances, Montana 2023

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Fox Faces Life in Prison for Drug Deal Gone Wrong

A Great Falls man is facing life in prison after being charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. Kent James Fox, 48, was arraigned before U.S. Magistrate Judge John T. Johnston on September 2 and pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The indictment alleges that Fox was involved in a conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, including distribution of controlled substances resulting in death. If convicted of the most serious crime, Fox faces a mandatory minimum 20 years to life in prison, a $1 million fine and three years of supervised release.

Fox was detained pending further proceedings. The FBI and Great Falls Police Department investigated the case.

This is not the only case of its kind in Montana. Earlier this month, a group of individuals were charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Rachell Sheree Abbott, 34, of Great Falls, was arraigned on September 2 and pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Abbott faces a maximum 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release on the fraud crimes and a mandatory minimum two years in prison, a $250,000 fine and one year of supervised release consecutive to any other sentence on the aggravated identity theft crime.

Abbott was also detained pending further proceedings. The FBI and Great Falls Police Department investigated the case.

These cases highlight the ongoing struggle with crime in Montana. As a community, it is essential to come together to prevent and combat these crimes.

In other news, a transient woman was charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute meth, possession with intent to distribute meth and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Nicole Marie Bezjon, 42, appeared in court on September 2 and pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Bezjon faces a mandatory minimum 10 years to life in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Bezjon was detained pending further proceedings.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case.