Department of Justice Press Releases

  • Published On: March 31, 2017

    Suspect Charged with Felony Assault with a Weapon after Opening Fire on Officers

    Laurel, MT—36-year-old Charles Wayne Williams is charged in Yellowstone County with five counts of felony assault with a weapon and two counts of felony criminal endangerment after opening fire on law enforcement officers in the early morning hours of March [...]

  • Published On: March 30, 2017

    MHP Troopers Assist with Pursuit and Search of Suspect Wanted Out of Lewis & Clark County

    Helena, MT.— Montana Highway Patrol Troopers assisted the Helena Police Department and Lewis & Clark County Sheriff’s Office with a pursuit and search for a suspect wanted out of Lewis & Clark County yesterday. The MHP received a mutual aid [...]

  • Published On: March 30, 2017

    Suspect Fires Rounds at Troopers Responding to Domestic Disturbance

    Laurel, MT.-- In the early morning hours of March 27th, 2017, Troopers Darvin Mees and Trever Chase responded to a mutual aid request from the Laurel Police Department to assist with a call to a domestic disturbance. As the troopers, [...]

  • Published On: March 23, 2017

    Troopers to Collaborate with Law Enforcement Partners on Upcoming Bozeman Cop on a Bus Deployment

    ADVISORY MONTANA HIGHWAY PATROL MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE   Contact:  Sgt. Pat McCarthy 406-600-0239, [email protected]                                 Troopers to Collaborate with Law Enforcement Partners on Upcoming Bozeman Cop on a Bus Deployment   What:                 Cop on a Bus Deployment When: [...]

  • Published On: March 9, 2017

    MHP Sergeant Involved in Head-On Collision

    Hamilton, MT: Sergeant Scott Bennett was involved in an injury head-on collision this morning at around 6AM on US 93 mm 43 south of Hamilton. Bennett was northbound on US 93 when a southbound vehicle with worn tires and traveling too fast [...]

  • Published On: February 17, 2017

    Montana Highway Patrol Commissions Twelve New Troopers

    The Montana Highway Patrol commissioned twelve new troopers today at the 61st Advanced Academy Graduation ceremony.  Attorney General Tim Fox addressed the graduates at the event, which took place at the Radisson Colonial Hotel in Helena. In his remarks, Attorney [...]

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Montana Department of Justice news releases are available online, with links to other documents, such as formal opinions and court decisions, when appropriate.

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