( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department April 1-7. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) April 1 Samuel Birdtail Sr., 36, male, 400 block of Blaine Street, criminal trespass to property, tribal court. April 2 Seth Laverdure, 27, male, 100 block of Benton Street, public intoxication, tribal court. Royce

A Billings man admitted last week to defrauding the Crow Tribe by using stolen checks from the tribe’s payroll count to get cash – more than $2,000. Jonathan Cleve Brien, 43, pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court in Billings to two counts of wire fraud and faces a maximum of 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Brien received checks from the

A Helena man previously convicted of felony assault with a weapon pleaded guilty Wednesday to illegally possessing a loaded AR-15 rifle in his vehicle on the grounds of the Montana State Capitol. Joshua Nzeyimana, 23, agreed to plead guilty to possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, the charge under which he was indicted in January, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District

The Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office responded to 34 calls April 1-8. April 1 Deputies responded to a report of a vehicle being driven erratically west of Poplar. Deputies and the Fort Peck Tribes Department of Law and Justice searched but couldn’t locate the vehicle. Deputies assisted FPTDLJ regarding two males fighting on the sidewalk near Lucky Lil’s in Wolf Point. Law enforcement

Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center over the past week included: Savas Baier-Howard, 27, Billings, hold for other agency. Jesse Baker III, 23, Wolf Point, warrant. Brian Bell, 41, Dodson, hold for other agency. Avery Boe, 39, Hays, hold for other agency. Chad Bolt, 23, Great Falls, hold for other agency. Jonathan Brien, 44, Billings, hold for other agency.

Wolf Point’s Title VI Parent Committee approved amendments and adjusted its budget during a meeting held at Northside School on Tuesday, April 2. The committee’s board includes chair Imogene Lilley, vice chair Holly Hamilton, secretary Lana Fourstar, teacher representative Patricia Payne and student representative Lennoxx Lilley. Budget changes were needed because of situations with