( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department for Jan. 18-31. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) Citations were issued to: January 19 Elton Lambert Jr., 21, male, 900 block of Fourth Avenue South, disorderly conduct, tribal court. January 21 Michael SeesTheElk, 36, male, 100 block of Anaconda Street, warrant,

( Publisher’s Note: Each week, the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office distributes an inmate roster with the names of everyone incarcerated and persons booked into the jail during the previous week and does not necessarily mean there is a new charge or conviction.) Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center Jan. 26 through Feb. 1 include: Clifford Briscoe, 40, Poplar, warrant.

Two individuals changed their pleas to guilty during hearings in district court on Tuesday, Jan. 26. Fredrick Jameson, 33, of Williston, N.D., made a plea of guilty for being in possession of dangerous drugs, meth, with the intent to distribute. District Judge David Cybulski said maximum penalties for the charge are 20 years in prison, a $50,000 fine or both. In a statement, Jamison said

Clifford Evan Briscoe has been arrested and charged in district court with criminal possession of dangerous drugs, a felony, and criminal possession of drug paraphernalia, a misdemeanor. According to court documents, a Roosevelt County Sheriff’s deputy assisted Fort Peck Tribes Department of Law and Justice with a removal after receiving a call at 11:34 p.m. on Jan. 14. After arriving at the

Members of the Roosevelt County, Fort Peck Tribes, Indian Health Services, Northeast Montana Health Services, Roosevelt Medical Center COVID-19 Task Force met on Wednesday, Jan. 27, with COVID vaccinations and an increase in case numbers being the main topics of the day. Having completed first doses of COVID vaccination to long-term care facility residents and health care workers, IHS, Roosevelt

A federal jury convicted a Wolf Point man of raping and assaulting a woman near Poplar on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in 2017, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif Johnson said Thursday, Jan. 28. The jury found Luke John Scott Sr., 33, guilty of aggravated sexual abuse and of assault by striking, beating or wounding, a misdemeanor. The three-day trial began on Jan. 26. Scott faces a maximum of

The Montana High School Association executive board approved sites for this winter’s post-season extra-curricular competitions during a meeting on Thursday, Jan. 28. State wrestling meets are planned for March 5-6 with Class A in Miles City and Class B/C in Shelby. The first all-girls’ state wrestling meet will take place Feb. 19-20 at Lockwood High School in Billings. Sidney also made a