Gallatin County commissioners appointed undersheriff Dan Springer on Monday to serve as interim sheriff until commissioners can pick a permanent replacement.
Interim Sheriff Appointed After Gootkin Retirement
The Gallatin County Commissioners have appointed Dan Springer to serve as interim sheriff. Former Sheriff Brian Gootkin retired the last week of December after 27 years with the department to join new Governor Greg Gianforte s administration. The governor nominated Gootkin to run the Montana Department of Corrections.
Dan Springer was named interim sheriff on Monday. He will serve while commissioners to work to appoint a permanent replacement for Gootkin.
Springer has been with the Sheriff s Department since 1996 and has served as Gallatin County Undersheriff since 2012. During his time with the department, Springer has served as a patrol deputy, K9 officer, school resource officer, sergeant of the patrol and detective divisions, member and commander of the Special Response Team, commander of the Detention Center and the Missouri River Drug Task Force, and chief deputy coroner.
On Monday, the Gallatin County Commission announced that it has appointed Dan Springer to serve as the interim sheriff while commissioners work to appoint a permanent replacement for former Sheriff Brian Gootkin.
CA man sentenced for trafficking meth to Montana in Missoula
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and last updated 2020-12-16 12:49:58-05
MISSOULA â A California man who admitted mailing methamphetamine and other drugs to Montana for distribution and sending the proceeds back to California has been sentenced today to six years in prison and five years of supervised release.
Oscar Noe Celio Luna, 32, of Bakersfield, CA, pleaded guilty on Sept. 30 to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances and to conspiracy to commit money laundering, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Leif Johnson.
U.S. District Judge Dana L. Christensen presided over the case in Missoula federal court.