Suspect in Billings Heights hostage situation identified
By: Q2 News
and last updated 2021-05-03 12:11:18-04
Update :2:45 p.m.
BILLINGS - The Billings Police Department identified Monday the man arrested following a standoff with hostages at a Heights residence.
Police said 47-year-old Donald Foster was arrested after 9 a.m. when he agreed to come out of the residence. An 18-year-old woman who he had allegedly been taken hostage was also freed.
Foster is being held on possible charges of assault with a weapon, aggravated kidnapping, and aggravated sexual intercourse without consent.
The incident began shortly before 2 a.m. Monday when officers responded to a 911 call from a 77-year-old woman who said she was being held hostage by Foster. She was able to run and escaped from the residence, police said.
Hostage situation ends peacefully in Billings
Justin Hosa - MTN News
By: MTN News
and last updated 2021-05-03 17:45:32-04
(UPDATE, 2:45 p.m.) Police have identified the suspect as 47-year-old Donald Foster. He was arrested after 9 a.m. when he agreed to come out of the residence with an 18-year-old woman who he had allegedly taken hostage.
Foster is being held on pending charges of assault with a weapon, aggravated kidnapping, and aggravated sexual intercourse without consent.
(UPDATE, 10 a.m.) The hostage situation in the Heights ended just before 10 a.m. Police said the hostages were released and were not harmed. The suspect surrendered and was taken into custody. The suspect s name has not yet been released. Chief St. John said he will conduct a news conference later today to provide information about the incident.
Suspect in Billings Heights hostage situation identified
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Billings Police Chief Rich St. John prepares to answer questions outside an active incident Monday morning in the Billings Heights.
By: Q2 News
and last updated 2021-05-03 12:11:18-04
Update :2:45 p.m.
BILLINGS - The Billings Police Department identified Monday the man arrested following a standoff with hostages at a Heights residence.
Police said 47-year-old Donald Foster was arrested after 9 a.m. when he agreed to come out of the residence. An 18-year-old woman who he had allegedly been taken hostage was also freed.
Foster is being held on possible charges of assault with a weapon, aggravated kidnapping, and aggravated sexual intercourse without consent.
BILLINGS, Mt. - New details are coming to light about the suspect at the center of Friday s deadly crime spree across Yellowstone County on Friday, April 23rd.
According to charging documents, following a pursuit from the Laurel Police Department, Montana Highway Patrol and Yellowstone County Sheriff s Office, 31-year-old Kristy Lynn Chavez and 26-year-old Michael Lee McClure crashed in a residential area in Billings.
Chavez and McClure then allegedly abandoned the vehicle and fled the area on foot. Chavez was taken into custody shortly after police chased her down. Officers had to use a taser to subdue her.
However, McClure was able to escape and barricade himself inside a house. This led to an eight-hour long standoff with police, which resulted in McClure s death.Â
The court documents state that Laurel Police began pursuing McClure and Chavez after responding to reports of a suspicious vehicle covered in a tarp on a business s property. Â