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Cops & Courts Quote of the Day – of Boy Scouts and job prospects

“Honestly, this guy is one of those people where he’s got no money, no job or education. His biggest claim to fame is he was a Cub Scout and Boy Scout. He’s got no prospects.”

Missoula County District Court Judge Dusty Deschamps, commenting during the sentencing of Benjamin Levi Bartlett, convicted of passing [...]

Cops and Courts Quote of the Day – Drinking before court? Go to jail.

“The nose knows. If anybody’s been drinking out there, you can leave right now because I can smell alcohol like you wouldn’t believe.”

Missoula County Justice of the Peace Karen Orzech, after jailing a woman who’d been drinking before she showed up in court in a case involving – you guessed it – [...]

Cops and Courts Quote of the Day – Marijuana destroying fabric of Montana life?

“Today, we’re not talking about medical marijuana. We’re talking about marijuana. It has gotten so far out of hand. We’re talking about a totally uncontrolled epidemic by the drug trade industry. It’s starting to undermine the very fabric of our state that we so greatly cherish.”

Montana House Speaker Mike Milburn, R-Cascade, [...]

Cops and Courts Quote of the Day – Frenchtown fire chief abusive, stupid, but not a threat

“The court finds the behavior of Mr. Bibler to be threatening and abusive, yet plainly stupid. The court does not find the sixth-grade bullying behavior and posturing to be a continued credible threat. The order of protection is dismissed.”

Missoula County Justice of the Peace Karen Orzech, writing about Frenchtown Fire Chief John [...]

Cops and Courts Quote of the Day – Teen’s break-up impulse led to fatal crash

“You have a young lady of 16 who gets in a fight with her boyfriend, and as a teenager reacts emotionally to the situation – she acts impulsively, without taking the consequences of her action into consideration. .. It may not have been her intention to kill anyone, but because of her actions [...]

Cops and Courts Quote of the Day – Bogus medical marijuana?

“Prescribing medication over the Internet … I think that’s bogus and I’m not going to allow it.”

Missoula County District Court Judge Dusty Deschamps, telling a defendant why he’ll have to have a doctor testify in court as to the necessity of using medical marijuana.

(Read the Missoulian story)

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Cops and Courts Quote of the Day – Slip-slidin’ away

“Drivers were failing to adjust to the conditions and colliding into others.”

Montana Highway Patrol Trooper James Handy, about Sunday’s miserable road conditions that caused a multi-car pileup near Drummond.

(Read Betsy Cohen’s story in the Missoulian)

Cops and Courts Quote of the Day – Terrifying goodbye

“That’s why I’m going to wreck my car. Because I am a terrible person. I thought I could fix it but I couldn’t … It shows me I’d rather kill myself. Goodbye, Ryan.”

One of the texts Justine Winter allegedly sent Ryan Langford shortly before her car crashed into another, killing a pregnant [...]

Cops and Courts Quote of the Day – Suicide texts from Kalispell teen?

“Good bye … My last words …” “If I won. I would have you. And I wouldn’t crash my car.”

Text messages allegedly sent by 16-year-old Justine Winter after her boyfriend ended their relationship. She’s on trial in Kalispell, accused of crashing her car in a suicide attempt, and killing two people [...]

Cops and Courts Quote of the Day – Don’t bojangle that joint

“The next thing we know we’d have just a bojangle of different laws applying in different places.”

Roundup Rep. Tom Berry on why he seeks – at the request of Missoula County Attorney Fred Van Valkenburg – a bill that would override Missoula County’s 2006 voter-approved initiative that directs law enforcement to [...]