MISSOULA — A man who confessed to drug trafficking charges has been sentenced to federal prison as of Wednesday.
U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich announced in a press release that Shayden Bradley Westfall, 28, will be serving seven years and four months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release.
Westfall entered a guilty plea in March for the charges of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession of a firearm in connection to a drug trafficking offense.
Authorities discovered that Westfall had drugs intended for distribution during his stay at a motel room in Missoula and conducted a search warrant in December 2022.
Found in the room were around 500 fentanyl pills, a quarter pound of methamphetamine, and a handgun.
U.S. District Judge Dana L. Christensen oversaw the sentencing, while the U.S. Attorney’s Office handled the prosecution.
The case was investigated by the Missoula High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Missoula Police Department.
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