Federal court briefs

The following information was released by the office of federal prosecutor Catherine Hanaway for defendants who appeared in federal court Monday before U.S. District Judge E. Richard Webber:

PLEADED GUILTY

Name: Terry L. Golden

Age: 35

Residence: Parma, Mo.

Charge: Conspiracy to distribute cocaine base.

Sentence range: Up to life imprisonment and a $8 million fine.

Details: Golden admitted that from 2003 through 2005, he conspired to distribute crack cocaine. He traveled out of state, obtained cocaine and brought it back to other co-conspirators who distributed it throughout Southeast Missouri. Sentencing is Jan. 22.

Name: Alvin Long

Age: 33

Residence: Salem, Mo.

Charge: Five counts of burglary on federal property.

Sentence range: Up to 35 years' imprisonment and a $25,000 fine.

Details: In response to complaints of thefts on federal campgrounds in Shannon County, U.S. Park Service set up surveillance at some tent sites. On Aug. 5, a ranger saw Long entering three tents. Long admitted that he had burglarized and stole from five tents. Sentencing is Jan. 22.