Montana Human Rights Bureau

Following the decision handed down on Tuesday in favor of Missoula County Sheriff TJ McDermott over former captain Josh Clark, KGVO News spoke with the sheriff on a variety of subjects.

An Associated Press story about an Assistant MSU Professor who has filed a complaint with the Human Rights Bureau against Wal-Mart over a fishing license has gained national attention.

The Montana Human Rights Bureau has found for Missoula County Sheriff T.J. McDermott against his former undersheriff Josh Clark.

The attorney for fired Missoula County Sheriff's Deputy Paige Pavalone said on Wednesday that the case against the county and the sheriff's office has moved another step forward with the Montana Human Rights Bureau.

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.

KGVO News has learned that attorneys for Josh Clark, the former Undersheriff of the Missoula County Sheriff's Office, offered a proposed settlement through the Montana Human Rights Bureau of nearly $1 million, but said they would settle for damages of $750,000.

A Montana Human Rights Bureau complaint has been filed by Sheriff's Captain Mike Dominick against Sheriff T.J. McDermott, who says releasing the complaint to the media before an investigation is inappropriate.

Missoula County Sheriff's Captain Mike Dominick will file a discrimination complaint with the Montana Human Rights Bureau against Missoula County and the sheriff's office over his recent demotion following the election of Sheriff T.J. McDermott.

After a finding was released by the Montana Human Rights Bureau that Detectives Jason Johnson and T.J. McDermott were victims of political discrimination, they each received a cash settlement from the county.

In a report released Friday, January 17, the Montana Human Rights Bureau ruled that Missoula Sheriff's Office Detective Specialist Two Jason Johnson was the victim of unlawful discrimination by Sheriff Carl Ibsen.