Elwood Friedrich, 23, appeared in Missoula Justice Court on Monday and was charged with arson, after allegedly setting two fires in the restroom at Barnes and Noble bookstore.
U.S. Attorney for Montana Michael Cotter has requested, and received, a 30 day extension in responding to a lawsuit filed by the Missoula County Attorney.
Missoula County Attorney Fred Van Valkenburg announced on Monday, April 14, that no charges would be filed in relation to the fatal Mount Jumbo avalanche on February 28.
Deputy Missoula County Attorney Jennifer Clark has released a letter from Missoula County Attorney Fred Van Valkenburg regarding the charges leveled against his office on February 14 by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Missoula County Attorney Fred Van Valkenburg responded to last Friday's Department of Justice news release, calling it a 'political hatchet-job, full of half-truths and lies'.
The Department of Justice released a scathing report late Friday, February 14, stating that it has found "substantial evidence" of gender bias in the Missoula County Attorney's Office.
On Tuesday, February 11, Missoula County Attorney Fred Van Valkenburg officially filed an action in U. S. District Court against the Department of Justice.