A Clancy resident was sentenced to 15 years in prison on May 25 in the Eighth Judicial District Court of Great Falls for trafficking methamphetamine and possessing a homemade firearm.
Matthew Hamper, 43, pled guilty to possession of meth with intent to distribute and to possession of an unregistered firearm in October of 2022, according to U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich.
According to court documents, law enforcement learned that Hamper sold meth in Helena, while under state supervision. While searching Hamper’s house and RV, law enforcement found nearly four pounds of meth and several firearms.
Multiple agencies investigated the case, including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; Missouri River Drug Task Force; Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office; the Montana Division of Criminal Investigation and Montana Probation and Parole.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Starnes prosecuted the case and Chief U.S. District Judge Brian Morris presided over the court proceedings.
