The Missoula County Attorney’s Office filed 17 new criminal complaints this week, which is more than double the amount last week. According to County Attorney Kirsten Pabst, seven of those cases involved interpersonal violence and three of those cases were partner or family member assaults.
“In one of those cases the victim was the defendant’s mother,” Pabst said. “We also charged a violation of an order of protection case, two strangulation cases, and an assault with a weapon. In the non-family category, we charged two violent crimes. One was an aggravated burglary of a residence. That case involved trespass in the residence and a threat against one of the residents. There was an assault with a weapon as well. In that case, the weapon was a metal chair.”
Montana Morning State News Headlines for Friday, January 29
Governor Greg Gianforte gave his first State of the State Address on Thursday night to the legislature and guests saying that the state of the state is resilient .
Public Information Officer Nick Holloway provided helpful advice for those who tried and failed to get an appointment for the first mass vaccination clinics this week.
Missoula County Attorney Kirsten Pabst release the official 2020 Crime Report and recounts some of the high profile convictions over the past year.
A 60 percent chance of light snow turning to afternoon rain in western Montana, with highs near 40.