BRYSON CITY, NC - During two recent terms of U.S. District Court in Bryson City, North Carolina, a number of criminal defendants earlier indicted in U.S. District court were sentenced. United States Attorney Gretchen Shappert commends the excellent work of the Cherokee Indian Police Department and their federal law enforcement partners, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the National Park Service, for their work involved in investigating and bringing to successful prosecution these federal offenses which occurred in Indian Country. Assistant United States Attorney Don Gast of the Asheville U.S. Attorney’s Office handled the prosecutions for the government.

   Sentenced at April 30, 2007 Term of U.S. District Court, Bryson City, NC

   The Honorable Lacy J. Thornburg, United States District Judge, Presiding

US v. James Marcus George, Jr.

Statutory rape

18 months imprisonment          

to be followed by 3 years of supervised release

Cherokee Indian Police Department and FBI

US v. Mickey Edward Rattler

Assault with deadly weapon inflicting serious bodily injury

76 months imprisonment

Cherokee Indian Police Department and FBI

US v. Josephine Kalonaheskie Calhoun

Arson

60 months imprisonment

to be followed by 3 years of supervised release

Cherokee Indian Police Department, FBI, and North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation

US v. Shane Louis Walkingstick

Statutory rape

20 months imprisonment

to be followed by 3 years of supervised release

Sex offender conditions

Cherokee Indian Police Department and FBI

US v. Tony D. Roberts

Child sex abuse

22 months imprisonment

to be followed by 1 year of supervised release

Sex offender conditions

Cherokee Indian Police Department and FBI

US v. Abel Martinez Padron

Domestic violence/assault on Blue Ridge Parkway

30 months imprisonment

to be followed by 3 years of supervised release

Deportation

National Park Service

   Sentenced at June 4, 2007 Term of U.S. District Court, Bryson City, NC

   The Honorable Lacy J. Thornburg, United States District Judge, Presiding

US v. Bradley Dale Waycaster

Possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, methadone,

   and prescription drugs

Career Offender Status

262 months imprisonment

to be followed by 8 years of supervised release

Forfeiture of $16,710.00 in U.S. Currency to U.S. pending

Cherokee Indian Police Department

US v. Joshua Brent “Cubby” Squirrel

Accessory after the fact to murder

70 months imprisonment

to be followed by 3 years of supervised release

Cherokee Indian Police Department, FBI, and National Park Service

US v. Matthew Douglas Nations

Statutory rape

24 months imprisonment

to be followed by 2 years of supervised release

Cherokee Indian Police Department and FBI

US v. Timothy Ray Smith

Possession of firearm by convicted felon

78 months imprisonment

to be followed by 3 years of supervised release

Cherokee Indian Police Department