BOISE – Christian Robert Michael Paradis, 34, of the State
line area—at various times a resident of New Plymouth, Fruitland and Payette,
Idaho, and Ontario, Oregon—was sentenced to 72 months in prison for possession
of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, and felon in possession of
a firearm, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. United States District Judge
Edward J. Lodge also ordered Paradis to serve five years of supervised release
and 100 hours of community service following his release from prison.
According to court documents, following several
"controlled buys" of small amounts of methamphetamine, a search
warrant was obtained for a house at which Paradis frequently stayed. In a
bedroom of the house, which Paradis shared with relatives’ young children, High
Desert Drug Task Force officers found 175 grams of methamphetamine, digital
scales, a "cutting agent" and syringes. Officers also found a
Bryco.380 caliber semi-automatic pistol and a short-barreled weapon made from a
12 gauge shotgun, having a barrel of less than 18 inches. At the time of his
arrest, Paradis had more than $1,200 in currency in his pocket. Paradis had
previously been convicted of several felony drug offenses, including two in
Malheur County in 2011, and 2013.
The case was investigated by federal agents of the Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, and High Desert Drug Task Force, including the
Payette County Sheriff’s Office and Payette County Prosecuting Attorney’s
Office.
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