Missoula City-County Relationship Services just received a three-year, $500,000 grant from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women to support services to victims of relationship and sexual violence, as well as training for advocates and law enforcement.
29 year-old Ethan Ovitt is in the Missoula County Jail on $40,000 bond after being charged with felony assault, aggravated assault and strangulation for allegedly beating and strangling his girlfriend and then beating the girl’s father as well.
20 year-old University of Montana basketball player Naseem Gaskin has been released on his own recognizance after having been charged with felony strangulation of his girlfriend.