A Great Falls Man Who Was Part Of A Big Crime Story In 2018.....

A Great Falls man who was part of a big crime story from 2018 is back in prison, this time a federal pen after pleading guilty to a gun crime. 26 year old Zachary Potts was sentenced to four years in prison followed by three years of probation. Police arrested Potts in November of last year after he was found with two pistols which were illegal for him to have since he was on probation due to several prior felonies.

Jail Roster

Lets flash back to July 2018.

Potts is the same man that was a major participant in a riot at the Cascade County Jail in 2018. Video and pictures show Potts destroying sections of the jail. He was arrested with 12 others and charged with rioting. Potts has also been charged with several other felonies in his short life as an adult.

State Prison Photo

The felony convictions are listed below.

DOCKET: CDC-18-616
COUNTY: Cascade
JUDGE: Kutzman
COUNTS: 1
LEGAL TYPE: Original Sentence
SENTENCE TYPE: MSP/MWP None SuspendedOFFENSE: Riot
CODE: 458103
OFFENSE DATE: 7/28/2018
SENTENCE PRONOUNCED: 8/8/2019
SENTENCE (MONTHS): 24
DOCKET: BDC-17-106
COUNTY: Cascade
JUDGE: Best
COUNTS: 1
LEGAL TYPE: Probation Violation Sentence
SENTENCE TYPE: DOC Commit Partial SuspendedOFFENSE: Theft
CODE: 456301
OFFENSE DATE: 1/7/2017
SENTENCE PRONOUNCED: 12/10/2018
SENTENCE (MONTHS): 48
DOCKET: CDC-16-406
COUNTY: Cascade
JUDGE: Best
COUNTS: 1
LEGAL TYPE: Original Sentence
SENTENCE TYPE: DOC Commit All SuspendedOFFENSE: Deceptive Practices
CODE: 456317
OFFENSE DATE: 4/24/2016
SENTENCE PRONOUNCED: 12/19/2018
SENTENCE (MONTHS): 72
DOCKET: CDC-18-616
COUNTY: Cascade
JUDGE: Kutzman
COUNTS: 1
LEGAL TYPE: Original Sentence
SENTENCE TYPE: MSP/MWP All SuspendedOFFENSE: Criminal Mischief
CODE: 456101
OFFENSE DATE: 7/28/2018
SENTENCE PRONOUNCED: 8/8/2019
SENTENCE (MONTHS): 48Try the Demo

What the list above does show us is he did serve some time in the state prison for the riot conviction. But on the other charges he was given a deferred sentence, which means no time served. This time he is going to a federal prison.

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