U.S. Department of Justice
Press Release

Keshena Man Indicted for Drug and Firearms Offenses On Menominee Indian Reservation

 

By - Feb 29th, 2024 03:44 pm

Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on February 13, 2024, a federal grand jury returned a five-count indictment charging Anthony V. Brown a/k/a “Ice,” a/k/a “King Ice,” (50), of Keshena, Wisconsin, with drug and firearms crimes on the Menominee Indian Reservation.

The indictment charged Brown as follows:

COUNT

DATE

CHARGE

PENALTY

One

On or about January 1, 2024

Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine

Up to 20 years in prison; up to $1 million fine

Two

On or about January 1, 2024

Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking

Mandatory minimum 5 years in prison, consecutive to other sentences; up to $250,000 fine

Three

On or about January 1, 2024

Felon in Possession of a Firearm

Up to 15 years in prison; up to $250,000 fine

Four

January 15, 2024

Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine

Up to 20 years in prison; up to $1 million fine

Five

January 15, 2024

Felon in Possession of a Firearm

Up to 15 years in prison; up to $250,000 fine

Brown also faces terms of supervised release and special assessments of $100 per count if convicted.

According to court documents, on or about January 1, 2024, Brown allegedly possessed cocaine with intent to distribute to another person at a location on the Menominee Indian Reservation. Brown, who previously had been convicted of a felony, also allegedly illegally possessed a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. On January 15, 2024, Brown allegedly possessed cocaine with intent to distribute to another person at a location on the Menominee Indian Reservation. Brown also illegally possessed a firearm at a residence on the Menominee Indian Reservation on the same date.

The Menominee Tribal Police Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated the case with assistance from the Wisconsin State Crime Laboratory. Assistant United States Attorney Andrew J. Maier will prosecute the case in U.S. District Court in Green Bay.

An indictment is only a charge and not evidence of guilt. The defendant is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial at which the government must prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

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