BILLINGS -
Michael Lange, the former Republican house majority leader in the Montana Legislature, denied federal charges Tuesday that alleged he possessed methamphetamine with the intent to distribute the drug.
Lange, 56 years old, pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court in Billings to one count of possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute and one count of conspiring to distribute methamphetamine.
Lange was booked Friday in to the Yellowstone County jail, where he is being held without bond.
Court documents describing the amount of drugs involved have not yet been made public.
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http://www.krtv.com/story/34561662/former-mt-house-majority-leader-lange-indicted-on-meth-chargesAs is standard media procedure, his political affiliation is presented in the first line - since he's a republican.
