Department of Justice Press Releases
HELENA – The Montana Attorney General’s Office charged two people today following the shooting death of a Hobson man that occurred earlier this month, Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today. Tyson David Kolar, 40, and Megan Michelle Fiechtner, 33, both [...]
CUT BANK – The Montana Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Cut Bank that occurred yesterday when Cut Bank Police Department officers were called to the 200 block of 5th Avenue SW for a report of [...]
HELENA – A Miles City man was sentenced to 50 years in the Montana State Prison with a 15 year parole restriction on Monday following his guilty plea to sexual intercourse without consent with a minor, Attorney General Knudsen announced today. [...]
HELENA – The Montana Department of Justice was recently awarded a $2.1 million federal grant that will enable the agency to perform additional testing of sexual assault kits and conduct related cold case investigations, Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today. [...]
BILLINGS – Montana Department of Justice’s Division of Criminal Investigation released the following information regarding an officer involved shooting that occurred Thursday afternoon in Billings: Three DCI narcotics agents were assisting the U.S. Probation and Parole officers in making contact [...]
HELENA – A Kalispell man received three-year sentence and ordered to pay restitution on Monday following his guilty plea for committing Medicaid fraud, Attorney General Knudsen announced today. The Montana Department of Justice’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) received a [...]
HELENA – The Montana Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation’s drug intelligence officer received a national award for his efforts to work with public health and public safety agencies across the state to save lives and improve overdose responses [...]
HELENA – A Ludlow man was found guilty of deliberate homicide for assisting in the murder of Isaac Carrier following a four-day jury trial which ended Wednesday in Prairie County District Court, Attorney General Knudsen announced today. On January 23, [...]
HELENA – A Butte man pleaded guilty in Gallatin County District Court to multiple charges after he shot at law enforcement who arrived at the scene where he was breaking windows and setting his apartment on fire, Attorney General Austin [...]
HELENA – A West Yellowstone woman who pleaded guilty in May in Gallatin County District Court to multiple charges following the death of her grandson, including deliberate homicide, was handed a life sentence in accordance with the plea agreement made [...]