East Helena man held in Missoula on $500,000 bond for allegedly beating, raping and terrorizing a female victim. Timothy Haithcox is being returned to Lewis and Clark County.
For more than two weeks Missoula Police have been in the midst of a rape investigation that began after a reported sexual assault near the M-Trail on Mount Sentinel.
A private attorney for the State of Montana said the state would have prevailed if the case by Jordan Johnson had gone to trial, but settled anyway, paying Johnson $245,000.
It was revealed on Wednesday that the State of Montana had settled out of court with former University of Montana quarterback Jordan Johnson for $245,000 claiming that the University assumed that Johnson was guilty before being proven innocent, and that certain officials attempted to hide evidence.
A man attending the Salish and Kootenai College, 34 year-old Melvin Lucei was charged in Missoula Justice Court on Monday with felony sexual assault and sexual intercourse without consent for allegedly having sexual contact with two sisters under the age of 16.
The Montana Supreme Court will hear arguments April 27 on author Jon Krakauer's lawsuit to obtain the disciplinary records of a former University of Montana quarterback accused of rape.