Bears Face Felony Charges
Grey Bears Face Felony Charges
Michael Dean Grey Bear and Lori Jo Lynn Grey Bear are each facing five felony charges in Roosevelt County District Court.
The felony charges include three counts of criminal possession of dangerous drugs and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child. They are also charged with criminal possession of drug paraphernalia.
On March 10, a deputy stopped a vehicle for failing to dim its headlamps. The driver identified himself as Michael Dean Grey Bear and informed the deputy that he has never had a driver’s license. He said that he recently purchased the vehicle for his mother, Lori Jo Grey Bear, who was a passenger in the vehicle.
The deputy recognized the name as the subject of several recent drug intelligence meetings. The deputy also notified an BIA narcotics agent that he had stopped Michael Grey Bear. A BIA K9 was sent to the scene to conduct a free air sniff.
The vehicle was also had three other passengers including two minors.
The K9 alerted to the odor of illegal drugs emanating from the vehicle. Michael told the officer that he “used to be hooked on drugs, but he’s not anymore.” He denied that there were any illegal drugs in the vehicle.
Lori Grey Bear confirmed that she owns the vehicle and that the deputy could search it. During the search, the deputy discovered a large amount of cash in the console. It appeared to be in several $1,000 bundles that were held together by hair ties. Earlier, Michael claimed that the money was from his tax returns.
Also found was a pill bottle that had the label removed and contained 22 white pills that were stamped with a line and “G 31.” The deputy recognized the pills as 600mg pills of gabapentin, a schedule V controlled substance in Montana. Also round a black cloth cigarette case on the center console and brought back to Lori. The deputy saw a green cut-off straw and a small metal case. The straw had white, powdery residue inside. A metal case contained a white, powdery residue inside that was consistent in appearance with meth.
Later, the deputy found another pill bottle that contained four orange capsules marked “An 1315.” The deputy identified them as 200mg capsules of pregabalin, a schedule V controlled substance.
