http://copsandcourts.com Criminal Justice Blog Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:51:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en University of Montana football player Jimmy Wilson pleaded not guilty Tuesday to allegations that he bit a woman's leg, responding to the misdemeanor charge one year after jurors in Southern California acquitted him on murder charges. The allegations prompted UM officials to suspend the standout cornerback indefinitely from football practice. Wilson, 24, ... http://copsandcourts.com/?p=1047 The city/county online public report has a new look. Ginny Schuler, senior criminal justice programmer/analyst, has added a some cool new features to the website, including a map that shows where incidents occurred. The map is also color coded depending on the agency.  The Missoula Police Department incidents will appear as blue.  ... http://copsandcourts.com/?p=1041 A New Jersey truck driver has been arrested and charged with two felonies, including negligent homicide, for the 2008 death of volunteer fireman Jerry James Parrick in a horrific wintertime crash on Interstate 90. Parrick, 59, was warning traffic of a single-vehicle wreck on Dec. 17, 2008, near his Haugan home ... http://copsandcourts.com/?p=1039 Check it out here. The following is from the Missoula Police Department's senior criminal justice programmer: After some diligent work with my co-worker Ken Marshall, we have now put the Daily Public Media Report on the web (http://www.co.missoula.mt.us/911center/dailypublicreport/). As you will see the report will automatically pre-fill with the last 24 ... http://copsandcourts.com/?p=1033 After reporting this story about a homeless man who was shot in the cheek with a blowgun dart fired from a passing Lexus early Monday morning, I received word from a local blogger who recalled a similar incident 10 years ago, or so she remembered. Here's the August 1995 article written ... http://copsandcourts.com/?p=1028 Check out this link to real-time Montana Highway Patrol crash and incident reports. The Web page maps the locations and is updated pretty frequently. It's a good resource for anyone trying to figure out what's happening on Montana's roadways, be it a four-car collision tying up traffic or a report of ... http://copsandcourts.com/?p=1026 After a hiatus from the blogosphere that I assure you, dear readers, was only temporary, I'd like to introduce a new weekly installment here at copsandcourts.com. It's called Legalese. That's right, Legalese, as in that impossible-to-understand brand of jargon-y gobbledygook that lawyers use to obfuscate the clear and simple truth from ... http://copsandcourts.com/?p=1022 Police on Tuesday arrested a 28-year-old Missoula man on charges that he was growing and selling marijuana, and seized an estimated 120 plants from his Northside home. Owen Lee Smith is charged with three felonies in the case - criminal production of dangerous drugs, possession of dangerous drugs with the intent ... http://copsandcourts.com/?p=1020 House Bill 228, also known as the "castle doctrine," has played a significant role in the case of Allen Metzger. Metzger maintained he acted in self-defense in the Aug. 16, 2009, slaying of James Finch in the men's room of a Ronan bar. He was originally charged with deliberate homicide, but ... http://copsandcourts.com/?p=1018 A Missoula city councilwoman arrested last week for driving under the influence of alcohol pleaded guilty Monday to a misdemeanor charge of DUI per se, then apologized for her actions during a Missoula City Council meeting. "I made a human error in judgment," Pam Walzer, 54, said during the evening council ... http://copsandcourts.com/?p=1012