Garrick Allen Robinson Jr., 20, of Wolf Point, made a not guilty plea to charges of sexual abuse in federal court before U.S. Magistrate Judge John J. Johnston on Aug. 25. If convicted of the most serious crime, Robinson faces a maximum of life in prison, a $250,000 fine and five years to life of supervised release. Robinson was detained pending further proceedings. The FBI and Fort Peck Law

Richard Dean Holen of the Poplar/Wolf Point area has been charged with 10 offenses including nine felonies. He is scheduled to make his initial appearance in district court on Sept. 14. The charges include five felony thefts, one theft by common scheme, one misdemeanor theft and three forgery offenses. The felony theft charges filed against Holen in district court include: * On July 15,

A post conviction release petition hearing was held for Charles Henry Pinner in Wolf Point Tuesday, Aug. 23. Pinner was found guilty of aggravated kidnapping and sexual intercourse of a women on Amtrak. Pinner, who was an employee of Amtrak, was sentenced to 60 years in prison during the 2016 trial. At the end of the post conviction release petition hearing on Tuesday, District Judge David

Alfred Charles Heupel of Culbertson is facing 22 counts of cruelty to animals. He made his initial appearance in Justice Court on Wednesday, Aug. 24. Each of the 22 counts are misdemeanors and allegedly occurred on July 8 or sometime before when the defendant allegedly failed to provide the following animals with food and water of sufficient quantity and quality to sustain normal health.

The Roosevelt County attorney has been informed that Montana’s Division of Criminal Investigation will not investigate whether Roosevelt County Commissioner Duane Nygaard had a conflict of interest when he voted in favor of gravel purchases over several years. The letter from the Division of Criminal Investigation to county attorney Frank Piocos notes ongoing agent caseload as the reason

State lawmakers on a health and human services interim committee voted Friday, Aug. 26, to advance a bill that, if passed by the Legislature next year and eventually signed into law by the governor, would reform Montana’s child welfare system and limit the circumstances where the state can remove children from their homes. The decision came despite pushback from officials with the state

More than three dozen leaders from law enforcement, criminal prosecution, advocacy groups, public health and private industry leaders came together last week in Helena to discuss efforts and effective strategies to combat human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation in Montana. The event was hosted by Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, Montana Trucking Association and Truckers Against

A petition to revoke hearing for Weldon Drew was held in district court on Tuesday, Aug. 23. Drew was sentenced in district court on Wednesday, April 13, for the charge of criminal distribution of dangerous drugs by accountability. Based on a joint plea agreement, Drew received a deferred imposition of sentence of two years. District judge David J. Cybulski explained that if Drew broke the

As support seems to be gaining for the return of Amtrak service to the southern part of Montana, Roosevelt County Commissioner Gordon Oelkers stresses the importance of maintaining Amtrak’s Empire Builder in the northern part of the state. A two-day conference was held in Billings last week regarding the southern route. The Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority, created by 12 county governments,

Roosevelt County reported 30 active COVID cases as of Friday, Aug. 26. There have been 3,535 total cases in the county. Roosevelt County Health Department hosts COVID-19 vaccine clinics in Wolf Point the first and third Thursdays of the month, and in Culbertson on the fourth Thursday. Clinics for children 5-11 years of age are held every three weeks on Fridays. Please call 406-653-6223 for a COVID