Billings man sentenced to 14 years for trafficking meth with firearm
Jacob Bradley Long, 25, was sentenced Aug. 31, 2026, to 14 years in prison and five years of supervised release for meth trafficking and firearm possession.
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Aug 31, 2026, 1:22 p.m. ETFirst report
Billings man sentenced to 14 years for trafficking meth with firearm
A Billings man was sentenced on August 31, 2026, to 14 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for trafficking methamphetamine and unlawfully possessing a firearm, Acting U.S. Attorney Mark Steger Smith announced.
Jacob Bradley Long, 25, pleaded guilty in April 2026 to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and unlawfully possessing a firearm. U.S. District Judge William W. Mercer presided.
According to court documents, Long periodically traveled to Colorado to pick up methamphetamine that he sold in Billings. Law enforcement learned in May 2025 that Long was trafficking meth and using a gun for protection. A June 2025 search of Long's residence found three guns and ammunition. Long had been convicted of a felony in 2020 and was prohibited from possessing firearms.
In July 2025, officers tracked Long's vehicle on a trip to Colorado. When they attempted to pull him over in Big Horn County, Long fled, and officers used a spike strip to stop the vehicle. Long had thrown three pounds of meth from the car during the pursuit, which officers later found on the side of the highway. A second search of Long's house turned up an additional firearm and small amounts of meth and fentanyl.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jacob Yerger prosecuted the case. The Billings Police Department, ATF and Montana Division of Criminal Investigation conducted the investigation.
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