Susan Herness

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department April 1-7. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) April 1 Samuel Birdtail Sr., 36, male, 400 block of Blaine Street, criminal trespass to property, tribal court. April 2 Seth Laverdure, 27, male, 100 block of Benton Street, public intoxication...

A Billings man admitted last week to defrauding the Crow Tribe by using stolen checks from the tribe’s payroll count to get cash – more than $2,000. Jonathan Cleve Brien, 43, pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court in Billings to two counts of wire fraud and faces a maximum of 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Brien rece...

A Helena man previously convicted of felony assault with a weapon pleaded guilty Wednesday to illegally possessing a loaded AR-15 rifle in his vehicle on the grounds of the Montana State Capitol. Joshua Nzeyimana, 23, agreed to plead guilty to possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, the charge under which he was indicted in January, according to the U.S. Attorney�...