Jason Marks

It was a bittersweet announcement from Missoula County Attorney Kirsten Pabst on Wednesday that her chief deputy Jason Marks would be stepping down in order to become the newly appointed District Court Judge to replace the retiring Karen Townsend.

Courts in Montana are rolling out the new evidence-based ‘Public Safety Assessment’ toot, to determine the risk any particular defendant might pose if he or she were released from custody.

43 year-old Corey Kendall is in the Missoula County Jail on this Good Friday on $50,000 bond for allegedly supplying a 17 year-old girl with methamphetamine and attempting to remove Facebook posts that could have been used against him as evidence.

Marks said that ever since Markus Karma was released after paying his $30,000 bail, the public defender’s office has pointed to that case “in nearly every bail argument.”

Missoula Chief Deputy County Attorney Jason Marks wasted no words in responding to former Undersheriff Josh Clark's offer to settle a human rights complaint for $750,000.

A possible plea agreement is in the works for Kevin Lino, the man accused of beating, torturing and shooting a local transient Gilbert 'Jack' Berry last summer.

Michael Gordon will not face criminal charges in the shooting death of Christopher Hymel, that occurred on Labor Day, September 1st in the parking lot of the Fox Club Lounge.

Over the past two days, six of seven individuals caught in an internet child sex sting operation have entered not guilty pleas in Missoula District Court.

Deputy Missoula County Attorney Jason Marks announced this week that he will run for the county attorney's office position now held by incumbent Fred Van Valkenburg.

Travis David Crosby, 28, appeared in justice court via video from the Missoula County Jail and was charged with felony arson, after admitting to detectives that he had stared the fire that heavily damaged the Vantage Villa Apartments on June 13.