David Burgert

In June of 2011, Missoula County Sheriff's deputies came in contact with noted anti-government activist David Burgert, and shots were exchanged after a high-speed chase that led from just outside Lolo to a remote area past the Lumberjack Saloon off Highway 12.

The America's Most Wanted show that aired over the weekend has already started to generate tips from all over the country regarding armed fugitive David Burgert. Missoula County Sheriff's Department Public Information Officer Jason Johnson says officials are following up on the information being called in to the AMW hot-line. That interview is attached.

John Walsh, founder and host of the TV series 'America's Most Wanted', was in Missoula last week to shoot a special on the manhunt for David Burgert, the anti-government radical charged with attempted murder after shooting at two Missoula County Sheriff's Department deputies in June. I spoke with Public Information Officer Jason Johnson about the show. That interview is attached.

I spoke with Missoula County Sheriff's Department Public Information Officer, Detective Jason Johnson on Tuesday about fugitive David Burgert, wanted on attempted murder charges after firing at officers outside Lolo earlier this year. That interview is attached.

The search for armed fugitive David Burgert continues. Missoula County Sheriff's Department Sergeant Tony Rio say authorities have found no evidence that Burgert is still in the Graves Creek/Petty Creek area. Rio says authorities believe Burgert is still alive...

Over 40 Law Enforcement Officers patrolled the west end of Missoula County between Hwy 12 and Interstate 90 on 23 Jun.  Missoula County Sheriff’s Deputies were assisted by Deputies from Flathead County as well as officers from the FBI, ATF, ICE, and the U...

Early Wednesday morning, a tip from a resident not far from Lolo Hot Springs led a Missoula County Sheriff's Department SWAT team to a cabin that had been camouflaged by freshly cut green trees. The manhunt for fugitive David Burgert has been in progress since Sunday. Sheriff Carl Ibsen describes what happened when authorities surrounded the cabin. That audio is attached.

The David Burgert manhunt currently in progress in the mountains outside Lolo made the national news on the Shepard Smith Report on Fox News. Here is the audio from that report that aired just moments ago. KGVO is a Fox News affiliate.

Authorities in northwestern Montana say a man who fired upon deputies had previously told police "he wasn't going to be taken down last time." Police were still searching for David Burgert, who fled in his vehicle Sunday morning from officers making a check near Lolo on U.S. Highway 12.