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Arrest Made in Vantage Villa Fire – Charges Could Include Arson or Criminal Endangerment [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:05:08 +0000

An arrest was made Tuesday morning in relation to the general alarm fire last Thursday at the Vantage Villa apartments. Missoula Fire Marshall Gordy Hughes said the charges could include arson or felony criminal endangerment. “The Missoula Police Department in cooperation with the Missoula Fire Department’s investigators made an arrest in connection with last week’s [...]

Felony Child Endangerment Charge Filed Against Alleged Drunk Driver [DOCUMENT]

Peter Christian — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:15:07 +0000

The 2013 Montana legislature passed a new law that made child endangerment a felony crime. That law was applied Wednesday, when Theresa Birdsley, 22, was arrested for allegedly driving drunk with a child in the vehicle. Deputy Missoula County Attorney Jordan Kilby explains why the law was applied in this case. “Ms. Birdsley is being [...]

Missoula Man Jailed For Rape in Arizona Charged With Assaulting the Same Girl in Missoula [DOCUMENT]

Peter Christian — Wed, 29 May 2013 01:38:16 +0000

Stanford Alan Lewis, 29, currently an inmate in an Arizona prison, convicted in 2012 of raping a young girl, was charged in Missoula Justice Court Monday for raping the same girl in 2004 while living in Missoula. According to court documents, Deputy Missoula County Attorney Patty Bower alleges that a young girl, identified as Jane [...]

Missoula County Attorney "Not Interested in Trying to Further the Department of Justice's Political Agenda" [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Wed, 15 May 2013 22:53:54 +0000

During Wednesday’s news conference with the Department of Justice, the subject of the Missoula County Attorney’s lack of cooperation with the various investigations came up yet again. Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, Roy Austin, Jr. mentioned that the county attorney was not the only person in that office [...]

Full Comments From This Week's Department of Justice – University of Montana News Conference [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Sun, 12 May 2013 13:40:09 +0000

Thursday, May 9, the U. S. Department of Justice held a news conference to release findings of a year-long study into the response by The University of Montana, the City Police Department and the Missoula County Attorney to the issue of sexual assaults.

D O J Investigation Targets University of Montana Office of Public Safety – County Attorney Could Face Litigation [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Thu, 09 May 2013 21:19:13 +0000

At the Thursday, May 9 press conference featuring Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division’s Roy Austin, U. S. Attorney for Montana Mike Cotter and University of Montana President Royce Engstrom, steps to address the problem of sexual assault were spelled out. [button href="http://newstalkkgvo.com/department-of-justice-set-to-reveal-results-of-sexual-assault-investigation-at-the-university-of-montana/" title="Click Here For Audio and Video on DOJ Press Conference" align="center"] Austin [...]

Missoula Man Charged With Attempted Deliberate Homicide – Bail Set at $500,000 [AUDIO] [DOCUMENT]

Peter Christian — Wed, 08 May 2013 22:04:04 +0000

Mark Bryon Tabish, 55, appeared in justice court via video from the Missoula County Jail on Wednesday afternoon after allegedly shooting his wife in the face with a small caliber rifle early Tuesday morning at their Missoula home. Deputy Missoula County Attorney Jason Marks said prior to Tuesday’s incident, .this was not the first time [...]

No Felony Charges Against Driver Who Struck and Killed Teenager on Mullan Road [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Thu, 02 May 2013 22:50:34 +0000

Missoula County Attorney Fred Van Valkenburg, in a Thursday afternoon news conference, announced there would be no felony offense his office can prosecute in the matter where Chance Geery, 18, was struck and killed while walking with his girlfriend on the sidewalk on Mullan Road on April 1. Van Valkenburg identified the driver as Yoon [...]

Missoula Police Send Fatal Mullan Road Accident Investigation to County Attorney for Charging

Peter Christian — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:30:26 +0000

18 year-old Chance Geery was struck and killed while walking with his girlfriend along Mullan Road on April 1. The investigation into his death has been underway by the Missoula Police Department and the Montana Highway Patrol. Detective Sergeant Travis Welsh said Tuesday morning that the police department has wrapped up its investigation and delivered [...]

UPDATE – Former Grizzly Player and Assistant Coach Charged With Felony Aggravated Assault on Pregnant Girlfriend [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:56:55 +0000

Shalon Baker, 39, of Missoula, was charged with felony aggravated assault on Thursday afternoon (April 18) after allegedly choking his girlfriend, who is eight months pregnant. Deputy Missoula County Attorney Suzy Boylen said in justice court on Thursday afternoon that due to the violent nature of the attack, she asked Judge Karen Orzech that bail [...]

Missoula Man Accused of Felony Assault on His Two Year-Old Son [AUDIO] [DOCUMENT]

Peter Christian — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:52:17 +0000

Kye Alan Sparling, 21, was charged with felony assault on a minor on Wednesday in justice court for beating his 2 year-old son during a visit to Missoula. Deputy Missoula County Attorney Jordan Kilby said, “the mother of his son cam to pick him up and noticed that he had bruises all over his body. [...]

Missoula Man Charged With Assault For Attacking a Man With a Crowbar and a Knife [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:15:41 +0000

21 year-old Augustus Storm Standingrock was arrested early Sunday morning for allegedly beating his mother’s boyfriend with a crowbar while at his mother’s residence, then beating and attempting to stab him at another residence later that morning. Deputy Missoula County Attorney Jennifer Clark said Standingrock has been charged with felony aggravated burglary, felony assault with [...]

Missoula Woman Charged With Felony Attempted Theft [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:21:11 +0000

47 year-old Ronda Knox was charged on Monday afternoon in Missoula justice court with attempted theft, after trying to cash a $7,500 check on Friday, March 8 at EZ Money Check Cashing Services. Deputy Missoula County Attorney Shaun Donovan said that police were called to the check cashing business when Knox attempted to cash the [...]

Jordan Johnson Trial Gets Underway Friday in Missoula [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 22:32:22 +0000

Jury selection will get underway Friday in the rape trial of suspended University of Montana quarterback Jordan Johnson. 400 potential jurors were notified to appear at the Holiday Inn at the Park Friday morning. The state asked for an extraordinarily large jury pool because of the difficulty of finding an unbiased panel. Missoula County Attorney [...]

Missoula Man Accused Of Raping A Six Year-Old Child [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:36:20 +0000

57 year-old Danny Wayne Johnston appeared in Missoula Justice Court Thursday afternoon on two counts of sexual intercourse without consent on a six year-old girl. According to court documents, Johnson, the child’s step-grandfather,. allegedly committed the offenses in September of 2012. [button href="http://newstalkkgvo.com/files/2013/01/jpcopier@co.missoula.mt_.us_20130131_10_2.pdf" title="Danny Johnston Charging Documents" align="center"] Johnston fled the county after being confronted [...]

Jordan Johnson Trial Jury Will Be Chosen From 400 at Local Hotel [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 23:18:54 +0000

The trial of suspended Grizzly quarterback Jordan Johnson will begin February 8th with jury selection, but it is where selection will take place and how many potential jurors will be in the pool that is unusual. Missoula County Attorney Fred Van Valkenburg says the State requested a pool of 500 jurors, but District Judge Karen [...]

Son of Woman Suspected of Backing Over Officer Appears in Court [AUDIO] [DOCUMENT]

Peter Christian — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 23:23:50 +0000

18 year-old Stephen Roy Goodman, the son of Dawnette Eaton, who stands accused of backing over Missoula police officer Deni Poling, appeared in justice court on Thursday. [button href="http://newstalkkgvo.com/files/2013/01/jpcopier@co.missoula.mt_.us_20130116_17.pdf" title="Stephen Goodman Charging Documents" align="center"] Goodman is accused of allowing his mother to hide out in his apartment on January 8th after she allegedly backed over [...]

Update – County Attorney Considering Frenchtown Bartender Case [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:19:38 +0000

Missoula County Attorney considering charges against Frenchtown bartender.

Ex-Boyfriend Crashes Truck Into House With Children Inside [AUDIO] [DOCUMENT]

Peter Christian — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 21:51:53 +0000

34 year-old Leroy Holden III is in jail after being charged with felony criminal endangerment, partner assault and a second DUI, after allegedly crashing his pickup truck into his ex-girlfriend’s home. Deputy Missoula County Attorney Shaun Donovan says the incident occurred at about 1:30 Thursday morning, when Holden had an argument with his girlfriend and [...]

Fired Corrections Officer Appears in Court [AUDIO]

Peter Christian — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 23:39:40 +0000

Warren Soss was an employee at the Missoula County Detention Center for over 10 years, but was fired in November after being accused of assaulting an inmate. [button href="http://newstalkkgvo.com/files/2012/12/jpcopier@co.missoula.mt_.us_20121221_17.pdf" title="Warren Soss Charging Documents" align="center"] On November 13th, Soss was involved in an altercation with an inmate at the jail, in which he punched the [...]