A man with reported Mexican cartel ties accused of torturing a Lander woman in his home says the federal government violated his Fourth Amendment rights by searching his storage shed and backpack to find a stash of meth and cocaine. However, investigators did wait 38 days to get a warrant.
A Montana man accused of kidnapping and torturing a Lander woman for six weeks is scheduled for trial next month. The man faces a federal kidnapping charge punishable by up to life in prison or the death penalty.
Adolfo Vargas Lepe faces a possible life sentence if convicted on federal allegations that he kidnapped a Lander woman from her mother's home, took her to Montana and tortured her with power tools, cords, guns and his own hands for about six weeks.