The 10-person committee will look at the entire justice system in the county and Billings, conducting a new study in hopes to locate all of the areas where improvements can be made.
Two men being held on murder charges in the Yellowstone County Detention Facility were charged Thursday with trying to escape from a high-security jail cell.
Bail set at $1M for man accused of attempted kidnapping in Lockwood, then fleeing
Bail set at $1M for man accused in Lockwood kidnapping
By: Chaquille Cozart
and last updated 2021-01-29 12:28:25-05
The man accused of an attempted abduction and leading authorities on a chase ending at Pompey s Pillar pleaded not guilty Thursday to seven felony charges and three misdemeanors.
Terry Allen Smith, 34, made his first appearance in Yellowstone County District Court, where Judge Collette Davies set his bail at $1 million.
The 10 charges he s facing are related to kidnapping, drug possession, criminal endangerment and assault on law enforcement.
Smith is currently on parole and a registered violent offender with two felony escape convictions.