Roosevelt County residents have made a habit of spending more than $10,000 daily on cannabis for most of 2023. During the month of April, the Department of Revenue reports that $325,784 was taken in for cannabis sales in Roosevelt County. The amount includes $232,467 in “adult-use sales” and $93,316 in medical sales. The $325,784 translates to $10,859 being spent daily in the county.

(Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire departments May 29 through June 4. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) May 30 Breon Dupree, 40, male, 100 block of Front Street, public intoxication and disorderly conduct, tribal court. John Hawk, 27, male, 100 block of Anaconda Street, public intoxication and disorderly

(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: Shawn Andersen, 45, Plentywood, criminal possession of drug paraphernalia. Javian Azure, 21, Wolf Point,

A Wolf Point woman suspected in the death of a child on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation admitted to a murder charge on Wednesday, May 31, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Heather Dawn Smith, aka Heather Dawn Yellow Owl, 32, appeared for arraignment on a superseding information charging her with second degree murder and pleaded guilty to the crime. She faces a maximum of life in prison,

David Dean Winn is facing one felony charge and other offenses from a chase that occurred in Roosevelt County on May 21. The felony charge is for criminal endangerment. He is scheduled to make his initial appearance in district court on Wednesday, June 14. Bail was set at $100,000. If convicted of the felony offense, Winn faces a maximum sentence of 10 years, a $50,000 fine or both.