34 year-old Michael Murray took law enforcement officers from Missoula, the U.S. Forest Service and from Idaho on a high speed chase on Thursday afternoon after what actually began as a littering complaint.
23 year-old Steven Tyler Simpkins is in the Missoula County Jail after leading five law enforcement agencies on a high speed pursuit in winter conditions from Hamilton to Missoula.
The 1,600 residents of Seeley Lake have been advised to evacuate due to the continuing threat of dangerous air pollution caused by smoke from the nearby Rice Ridge Fire.