Southeast Montana News

A Tennessee man has been sentenced to six years in prison after admitting to mailing fentanyl pills that resulted in the overdose death of a Great Falls resident. Malice Clark, Jr., also known as Greg Clark or “Greed,” aged 58, pleaded guilty in June to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. The sentencing includes three years of supervised release and an order to pay $9,000 in restitution.

U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich highlighted the gravity of the crime by stating, “The Defendant’s nickname, Greed, encapsulates what our state and nation are facing regarding our drug epidemic. Those who are greedy are preying on those who are addicted, so much so that the greedy are killing people, which the Defendant’s fentanyl distribution did here. It’s as tragic as it is illegal, which is why we will remain relentless in our pursuit of those poisoning our communities.”

Court documents revealed that from February 2021 to April 2022, Clark mailed small amounts of fentanyl from Tennessee to his friend John Doe and Doe's wife in Great Falls. On April 5, 2022, they received a package containing fentanyl from Clark. Both consumed some of the substance that evening. Early on April 6, Doe's wife called emergency services after Doe overdosed. He was found unresponsive and later pronounced dead due to acute fentanyl intoxication.

Authorities discovered pills identified as fentanyl at Doe's residence. His wife confirmed receiving them from Clark via mail.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office led the prosecution with investigations conducted by multiple agencies including the Russell Country Drug Task Force and Great Falls Police Department among others.

This case falls under Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), an initiative aimed at reducing violent crime through collaboration between law enforcement and community organizations.