Leon Ford case regarding death of Crites dismissed by state
The Lewis and Clark County District Court dismissed the Leon Ford case on Tuesday according to court documents, for a trial that began in June 2023.
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The Lewis and Clark County District Court dismissed the Leon Ford case on Tuesday according to court documents, for a trial that began in June 2023.
Two court cases, one more local than the other, made headlines in 2023 through an international debate on climate change and the alleged dismemberment of a neighbor.
A jury in Montana couldn’t decide whether Leon Ford is guilty of killing a neighbor in 2011.
New trial tentatively set for Jan. 8.
One day after closing statements, the jury in the Leon Ford murder trial says they are deadlocked. Prosecutors accused Ford of murdering and dismembering John "Mike" Crites in 2011.