Former Missoula County Undersheriff Jason Johnson, who recently retired to purchase Montana Electronics, said there is no conflict of interest due to the fact that his former boss, Sheriff T.J. McDermott, is a silent partner in the business.
56 year-old Anthony Cage is in the Missoula County Jail, charged with felony aggravated assault with possible permanent or life-threatening injury and felony assault on a minor.
One of the results following the national attention on Missoula regarding sexual assaults in recent years, is the effort to legally redefine the concept of 'consent', and that has led to Senate Bill 29, now moving through the state legislature.
Missoula County Sheriff and Coroner T.J. McDermott has released the names of the two victims of gunshot wounds on Monday afternoon in a residence behind Roper's Lounge west of Lolo.
Since Talk Back is on vacation until after the first of the year, Missoula County Attorney Kirsten Pabst was kind enough to deliver her weekly report to this reporter on the phone on Thursday morning.