Man pleads guilty to illegal re-entry


published on Friday, January 22, 2010 10:39 PM MST



A 26-year-old Bozeman man pleaded guilty in federal court in Missoula Thursday to re-entering the country illegally, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Jose Ramon Rivas-Reyes appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeremiah Lynch. His sentencing is set for April 30. He remains in jail, according to federal prosecutors.

The charges stem from a Nov. 6, 2009, “criminal alien program checkâ€