United States v. William Glenn Billadeau

HANSEN, Circuit Judge.

The government appeals the district court’s dismissal of an indictment against William Glenn Billadeau. For the reasons discussed below, we reverse the judgment of the district court, and we remand for reinstatement of the indictment.

Billadeau was charged with forcibly resisting, opposing, impeding, and interfering with a federal officer engaged in the performance of his official duties, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 111. The indictment alleged that Billadeau “fled in a motor vehicle after Bureau of Indian Affairs [ (BIA) ] Police Officer Jeff White stopped the vehicle…