( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire departments Oct. 31 through Nov. 6. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) October 31 Jorey Azure, 18, male, 100 block of Third Avenue South, theft/shoplifting, carrying a concealed weapon, minor in possession and hindering law enforcement, tribal court. Tyrell Eder, 20, male,

Poplar Woman Admits Federal Involuntary Manslaughter Charge A Poplar woman on Wednesday, Nov. 2, admitted to a charge stemming from the death of a passenger when the vehicle she was driving crashed on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Rachel Aileen Goodbird, 29, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter. Goodbird faces a maximum of eight years in prison,

The Montana Supreme Court has addressed the trial of David Joseph Cord, who 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. A status hearing regarding the case is scheduled in Roosevelt County District Court on Wednesday, Nov. 16, to determine if the case will be retried. The lack of

Colten James Cope is scheduled to appear in district court on Nov 16 on the charges of criminal possession of dangerous drugs and criminal possession of drug paraphernalia. According to court records, Cope was stopped in relation to a non-working tail-light traffic violation on Oct. 28. The traffic stop occurred on U.S. Highway 2, mile marker 613. An officer noticed that Cope had a syringe

( 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: Javian Azure, 21, Wolf Point, hold for Fort Peck Tribes. Ricky Bain, 64, Plentywood, sexual assault.

Brothers Donald Lee Fowler and Dale Robert Fowler are each facing the charges of criminal possession of dangerous drugs and criminal possession of drug paraphernalia. Maximum penalties for criminal possession of dangerous drugs are five years in prison, a $5,000 fine or both. Maximum penalties for criminal possession of drug paraphernalia are six months in the city jail, a $500 fine or both.

The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) and Sletten Construction will begin preparations to replace two timber bridges on MT Highway 248 in early November 2022, weather permitting. These bridge replacement projects are part of a broader Timber Bridges – Glasgow Area project underway to replace up to 16 timber bridges within three years in northeastern Montana. “Replacing Montana’s