A bondsman accused in a fatal bounty hunt in Butte took the stand in his own defense Tuesday and told jurors he was "getting attacked from all angles" when he
But state Auditor and Insurance Commissioner Troy Downing said regulatory authority over bondsmen is limited to insurance matters, and a bigger fix is needed for "wide open" fugitive recovery tactics in Montana "ripe for abuse." As it stands, he told The Montana Standard, there are virtually no regulations on what bondsmen and bounty hunters can and can't do in.