A Roosevelt County resident is seeking a legal writ of review to stop the county from control of Road 2058 near Culbertson. Property owners Lynn Labatte, Linda Labatte and L& L Land and Livestock filed the motion in district court. Attorney Jordan Knudsen is requesting a hearing and for the county to desist from further proceedings with the road. Knudsen’s argument is that the county

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department Nov. 13-19. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) November 14 Fifteen-year-old male, 200 block of Sixth Avenue South, intimidation, tribal court. Symone Schauer, 31, female, 200 block of Front Street, resisting arrest, public intoxication and disorderly conduct,

Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center included: Jaide Alexander, 29, Billings, hold for other agency. Devin AmericanHorse, 34, Billings, hold for other agency. Tshauna Azure, 25, Wolf Point, partner/family member assault. Ricky Bain, 65, Plentywood, sexual assault. Jeff Blankenship, 51, hold for other agency. James Trevor Brown, 30, Wolf Point, no proof of

A corrections officer who worked at the Fort Peck Tribe’s detention center admitted last week to a civil rights violation for assaulting an inmate, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Devin Gray Hawk, 20, of Poplar, pleaded guilty to an information charging him with deprivation of rights. Gray Hawk faces a maximum of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release.

A Harlem man who admitted to shooting into an occupied house in Fort Belknap Agency on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation was sentenced last week to 18 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Tyree Daniel Doney, 22, pleaded guilty in June to assault with a dangerous weapon. The court also ordered $3,900 restitution.

The Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office responded to 105 calls from Nov. 13-20. Nov. 13 At about midnight, an adult female in Fort Kipp reported her boyfriend was acting up. She reported that he was hitting bedroom walls. Deputies couldn’t locate the male, but sent a criminal mischief report to tribal prosecutors. Nov. 14 Deputies responded to Fort Kipp for a report of a domestic incident.

Wolf Point superintendent of schools David Perkins discussed his desire to keep foreign teachers in the school district on a long-term basis during the school board meeting on Monday, Nov. 13. Trustee Michael Turcotte noted that there are some very good foreign teachers especially at Northside and Southside schools. Perkins said he has been working with U.S. Sen. Jon Tester’s office regarding

Mada Martell Bergie admitted during a hearing in district court on Wednesday, Nov. 15, that she violated the conditions of her probation. Bergie received a deferred imposition of sentence for intimidation in 2021. Judge David Cybulski noted that the maximum penalty for intimidation is 10 years in prison, a $50,000 fine or both. Cybulski decided on a four year sentence with two years

U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., led a bipartisan letter last week pressing President Biden to hold Chinese President Xi Jinping accountable during their meeting for China’s role in the deadly fentanyl crisis that is wreaking havoc on Montana. In their letter, Tester and the bipartisan group of senators call on President Biden to push President Xi to do more to stop the flow of illicit precursor