( 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: Milton Alexander Jr., 39, Poplar, hold for Fort Peck Tribes. Ariana Blackdog-Boyd, 27, Brockton, hold for

Herman Munoz Esparza was scheduled to change his plea to charges in district court on Wednesday, Nov. 10, but he then decided that he wanted more time to consider the plea agreement. Esparza of Minot, N.D., is facing 11 charges including three felonies after a vehicle chase that went from Wolf Point to Valley County on Aug. 27. The felony charges are criminal possession of dangerous drugs (meth)

Wyatt Wade Slater made not guilty pleas to four charges, including two felonies, in district court on Wednesday, Nov. 10. The charges are in relation to a fatality crash that occurred near Bainville this summer. Slater has been charged with criminal endangerment and leaving the scene of an accident with a serious bodily injury or death. The maximum penalties for the criminal endangerment

Demille O’Neal Cudgel made not guilty pleas to six felony charges in district court on Wednesday, Nov. 10. Cudgel is facing six felony charges including four counts of criminal child endangerment. The other charges are criminal possession of dangerous drugs with intent to distribute (fentanyl) and use or possession of property subject to criminal forfeiture. According to court documents,

A man who was convicted of sexual intercourse without consent on a train in 2015 has filed a petition for post conviction relief in Roosevelt County’s district court. According to court documents, the victim was traveling across the country with her two sisters in 2015 when sleeper car attendant Charles Henry Pinner entered her room and raped her. During a hearing in Wolf Point on Wednesday,

Vincent Benjamin Putman changed his plea to guilty for the charge of possession of dangerous drugs in district court on Wednesday, Nov. 10. District judge David J. Cybulski ordered a pre-sentencing investigation. According to court documents, the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint on July 18, at 1:30 a.m., regarding an individual making loud and unusual noises across

Fort Peck Community College recently received a $15,000 grant from the First Nations Development Institute of Longmont, Colo. This award will support the efforts of Fort Peck Community College’s Traditional Food Preservation and Storage project. The project anticipates working with Fort Peck Community College’s Student Senate in assisting with food storage needs, which includes the