The Roosevelt County commissioners approved 17 resolutions to declare the existence of several county roads on Tuesday, Nov. 15. The roads declared to be used by the public were 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1006, 2043, 2044, 2045, 2049, 2054, 2057 and 45 North. All of the roads are north of Bainville. Commissioners said the next public meeting to discuss the declaration of the existence

Roosevelt County resident and Northern Plains Independent publisher Darla Downs has filed an affidavit of individual challenging an elector with the Roosevelt County clerk and recorder that claims Roosevelt County Attorney Frank Piocos falsely filed as an elector for the 2022 election. Downs claims that Piocos, who ran unopposed in the Nov. 8 election, falsely claimed 202 Broadway Ave.

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire departments Nov. 14-20. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) November 14 Gerald Schindler Jr., 34, male, 500 block of Custer Street, criminal possession of dangerous drugs, burglary, theft, criminal possession of drug paraphernalia and criminal mischief, tribal court. Cobra

( Publisher’s Note: Each week, the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office distributes an inmate roster with the names of persons incarcerated at the jail and does not necessarily mean there is a new charge or conviction.) Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center included: Kenneth Alred, 51, Plentywood, hold for other agency. Javian Azure, 21, Wolf Point, hold for Fort Peck

After the Montana Supreme Court announced a reversed ruling regarding the verdict of David Joseph Cord, a plea agreement was reached on a misdemeanor charge in district court on Wednesday, Nov. 16. Cord was sentenced in 2019 to 40 years in prison with 35 years suspended for the charge of felony sexual assault. The Supreme Court announced a reversed ruling in the case earlier this month. The

The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that Jordan Paige Day, 24, of Wolf Point was arraigned last week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments handed down by the Grand Jury or on criminal complaints. The charging documents are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Day made a plea of not guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge John T. Johnston in Great

Nygaard Paul Douglas Nygaard made not guilty pleas to two counts of criminal distribution of dangerous drugs by accountability in district court on Wednesday, Nov. 16. An omnibus hearing was scheduled for Dec. 14. A trial was scheduled for Feb. 16, 2023. District judge David J. Cybulski approved a condition of bail so that Nygaard can enter a treatment program if a bed becomes available.

Dylan Troy Jackson, 20, of Wolf Point, is wanted in federal court following accusations of kidnapping and assaulting a teenage Indigenous girl on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in 2021. The FBI is asking the public for assistance in finding a Jackson, who is accused of attacking the 15-year-old victim last year. Jackson is one of six people indicted in federal court on charges of kidnapping

The Roosevelt County commissioners have stopped a practice of county employees using county road equipment for personal use. After receiving a complaint last week, commissioners stressed to employees that they can’t use equipment on their own property. Commissioners explained that a non-official, verbal agreement allowed employees to use equipment about 10 years ago, but that agreement