(Butte – KRTV) The Beaverhead County Sheriff’s Office reports a man with a felony extradition warrant in Mississippi was arrested on Sunday, March 24th, 2024, north of Dillon after earlier encounters with law enforcement officers in Anaconda and Butte.
The Sheriff’s Office said on social media that the Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) helped a driver who had run out of fuel just outside Anaconda on Saturday night.
A short while later, MHP pulled the same vehicle over outside of Butte. According to the Sheriff’s Office, three passengers got out of the vehicle and the suspect drove away. The vehicle was reported stolen at around 11 p.m.
The man driving the vehicle was found to have a warrant in Mississippi for parole violation for being a felon in possession of firearm.
