County officials met Feb. 16 to discuss their plans for a pre-trial program. Pre-trial services was included as part of the 2022 county public safety levy and during the budget process over the summer, officials estimated $400,000 for the program. The pre-trial program is designed to keep low-level, low-risk offenders out of the Cascade County
A federal civil suit has been filed against Cascade County and Sheriff Jesse Slaughter in connection with a 2022 jail suicide. John Kempa, on behalf of Aleesha Mae Kempa, filed the civil complaint in district court in December. The case was transferred to federal court on Jan. 10. Aleesha Kempa was in the Cascade County Adult
The affidavit quotes a text response from Pinocci that stated in part, “For us to continue a relationship, you’re going to have to recant your testimony with the sheriff’s department.”
The affidavit quotes a text response from Pinocci that stated in part, “For us to continue a relationship, you’re going to have to recant your testimony with the sheriff’s department.”
Randy Pinocci, a member of the Montana Public Service Commission, has been charged with two felony counts of witness tampering in connection with a July incident. Pinocci was arrested Oct. 13 in Great Falls and booked into the Cascade County Adult Detention Center at 9:20 a.m., according to the jail roster. His bond was set…