Missoula Justice Court

44 year-old Christopher Hill is in the Missoula County Jail on $75,000 bond charged with multiple crimes including felony criminal endangerment, driving under the influence of drugs and a parole violation.

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.

27 year-old Jonathan Whitworth, who is currently in the Missoula County Jail charged with two meth-related murders, was charged in Justice Court on Wednesday for punching another inmate.

Justices Holloway and Beal provided insight on the inner workings of the Justice Court, including some of the changes that have been implemented in recent years.

The 14th annual Project Community Connect being held on Friday at the Valentine Center on Latimer Street will offer a variety of resources and help for the homeless and those facing homelessness, including help navigating through the justice system.

49 year-old Robert Washburn is in the Missoula County Jail on $250,000 bond charged with five felonies and several misdemeanors after allegedly terrorizing a Lolo family at their home on Sunday.

Eight year-old Carli Miller was killed in a two-vehicle collision on Highway 12 in July of 2017 when then 21 year-old Aaron Pattan fell asleep at the wheel and crashed his Toyota pickup truck into the Miller family’s vehicle.

When a defendant appears in Missoula Justice Court, there is no court stenographer to capture every word that is said during the court appearance, so the Justice Courts have not been official ‘courts of record’.

Three men and a woman in their 20’s were all arrested in a major drug bust on Thursday.

60 year-old Darrell Davis appeared via video from the Missoula County Jail on Monday as the second defendant in a HIDTA Drug Task Force arrest that occurred last Tuesday at a home on Mullan Trail.