PHILLIPS COUNTY SHERIFF NEWS LOG
May 30 through June 6, 2024

FYI:

All fingerprints that are needed for CWPs, schools, licensing or anything else are done from 9am to NOON every Wednesday.

Our Facebook page does give reports of scams and other important information as needed to get to the public.

Concealed Weapon Permits:

New and renewal applications for Concealed Weapon Permits may be picked up at the Sheriff’s Office anytime.

Once approved, you will be contacted to come in on Wednesday between 9 AM and noon for fingerprints and photographs.

May 30, 2024

3:47pm       Compliance Monitoring Systems reported a device that needed to be charged on a juvenile

                   at a local residence; Deputies responded to the call; juvenile located, along with

                   parents, and advised to keep the device charged at all times.

5:35pm       Local ambulance reported to the PC Courthouse for EMS training.

May 31, 2024

12:11am      Female reported receiving information about a “very intoxicated” male walking on 7

                   Mile Road near Zortman; second caller said male was trying to get to Hays; information

                   passed onto Ft Belknap LE.

5:26am       Male reported loud music at a neighbor’s apartment; Deputy responded to the call;

                   all found to be quiet and no one around.

7:48am       Construction Zone worker reported a vehicle going around the traffic light into the

                   construction area; Deputy responded to the call; caller later requested to cancel as it was a worker.

8:36am        Deputy performed building and residential security checks in the Sleeping Buffalo,

                    Nelson Reservoir and Hwy 2 east areas.

11:31am      Wilderness Funeral Home requested law enforcement assistance with traffic

                    control for a funeral procession; Deputy handled the call.

8:13pm       Deputies performed building and residential security checks in the

                   Zortman, Landusky and Hwy 191 south areas.

June 1, 2024

8:59am        Deputy performed building and residential security checks in the Sleeping Buffalo, Nelson

                    Reservoir and Hwy 2 east areas.

          9:45am        Deputy performed a motorist assist on Hwy 2, east of Malta.

10:15am      Female filed a verbal complaint about an individual driving “all over the place and

                    on the sidewalks” and does not have a driver’s license; Deputy was on a motorist

                    assist so could not respond.

12:46pm     Local Ambulance reported to the PCMS Drag Strip for the races.

1:35pm       Wilderness Funeral Home requested law enforcement assistance with traffic control

                   for a funeral procession; Deputy handled the call.

5:20pm       Local Ambulance reported to the PC Hospital for a ground transport to Glasgow.

5:50pm       Female reported a stolen vehicle and advised the vehicle was now in Hays; Deputy

                   and Ft Belknap LE responded to the call; female later reported the vehicle had been returned to her.

6:03pm       Deputy performed building and residential security checks in the Dodson and Hwy 2 west areas.

6:06pm       Male filed a verbal complaint about the Ambulance passing the caller on Hwy 2, in an unsafe

                   manner; information passed onto the Sheriff.

7:13pm       911 received requesting assistance for a female stuck at a ranch on the reservation; call

                   transferred to Ft Belknap LE.

7:22pm       911 received requesting an ambulance for a female not breathing and was in/out of

                   consciousness at a local apartment; Deputies and local EMT Crew responded to the call; patient

                   transported to the PC Hospital.

7:49pm       Male reported a stray dog in the neighborhood for the last few days; ACO handled the call.

8:31pm       Male reported a fender/bender in a Zortman parking lot; Deputy responded to the call;

                   white form issued.

10:20pm     PC Hospital requested an ambulance for a flight crew pick up from the airport, transport

                   to the hospital and back to the airport with their patient; local EMT Crew responded to the call.

June 2, 2024

1:03am        Female reported an altercation in front of a local business; Deputies and local EMT Crew

                    responded to the call; case file started; patient transported to the PC Hospital.

1:49am        Deputy transported one adult male, Dennis Oxarart, to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO

                    Jail on Assault charges; male later released on bond.

3:48am        PC Hospital requested an ambulance for a flight crew pick up from the airport, transport to

                    the hospital and back to the airport with their patient; local EMT Crew responded to the call.

8:59am        Local Ambulance reported to the PCMS Dragstrip for the races.

6:30pm       Female reported a dog bite; Deputy and ACO handled the call.

10:03pm     Female reported a vehicle racing around Dodson; Deputy responded to the call; vehicle not located.

10:38pm     Deputy performed building and residential security checks in the Dodson and Hwy 2 west area.

10:58pm     Billings PD requested a welfare check on a male in Malta; Deputy responded to the call; male not located.         

June 3, 2024

5:30am        911 received reporting a one vehicle rollover on Hwy 2 near the Overpass; Deputy and local

                    EMT Crew responded to the call; patient refused medical transport; case file started.

7:46am        Deputy incarcerated one adult male, Randall Brookie-Garrett, into PCSO Jail on DUI-1st charges.

Several calls received reporting a vehicle in the ditch, east of the Overpass, on Hwy 2; all callers

advised it had been reported and taken care of.

10:07am      Sheriff released one adult male, Randall Brookie-Garrett, from PCSO Jail on own recognizance.

4:05pm       Female reported two individuals walking on Hwy 2, near the Overpass; Sheriff responded to the

                   call; individuals were ok, just trying to get to Malta; both were given water and sent on their way.

June 4, 2024

12:19pm     Life360 reported an unresponsive traffic crash on Hwy 191 north, near Loring; Sheriff, local

                   EMT Crew and FD responded to the call; Life360 later canceled the call, said the driver

                   “had to brake hard” and everyone was okay.

5:34pm       Loring FD requested Malta FD assistance with a haystack fire on Fanning Hill; fire later

                   controlled and monitored.

June 5, 2024

1:01am        911 received requesting an ambulance for a male who fell and needed to go to the hospital;

                    local EMT Crew responded to the call; patient transported to the PC Hospital.

3:21am        Female requested law enforcement for a male assaulting several women at a local residence;

                    Deputies and local EMT Crew responded to the call; case file started.

3:52am        Deputies transported one adult male, John Quigley, to PCSO to be incarcerated in PCSO

                    Jail on Assault charges.

8:49am        Local business reported finding a license plate in their yard; Deputy responded to the call;

                    owner located and plate returned.

4:35pm       Female reported two juveniles on bicycles on Hwy 2, east of Malta; Deputy responded

                   to the call; second call received from a male reporting the two juveniles were with the

                   caller and would meet law enforcement; juveniles taken back to their residences and

                   parents/caregivers advised of the situation; Centralized Intake and Juvenile Probation

                   also advised of the situation.

11:13pm     Male reported a vehicle speeding down Central Ave; Deputy responded to the call; vehicle later

                   located, was parked and no one was around.

11:37pm     Several calls received reporting a disturbance near the playground; Deputy responded to the call;

                   male was upset and Deputy stayed with him until he calmed down; situation taken care of without further incident.

June 6, 2024

12:21am      911 received reporting a power outage in Zortman; information passed onto Big Flat Electric.

10:51am      Female requested a welfare check on a juvenile near MHS; Deputy responded to the call;

                    juvenile located, was okay and advised he would go home.

11:05am      Sheriff, Deputy, Texas Ranger, Probation & Parole, and Montana Highway Patrol Officers

                    served a Texas warrant on one adult male, Gordon Parsons; Deputy later transported the male to Valley

                    Co Detention Center to be held on $2,000,000 bond pending extradition to Texas.