2 Inmates Charged With Sexual Assault Of Female Prison Guard

It's not anything new to learn that the Montana State Prison is understaffed. It's been in the news for as long as I can recall and it's not just Montana that has the shortage, it's throughout the U.S.

When prison's are understaffed, the number of unforeseen events will take place. Whether it's an escapee, a fight amongst inmates, or a riot, it's just simple math, more prisoners more violence. Unfortunately for one female corrections officer, becoming a victim of such types of crime became a reality.

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On June 8th of this year, a female officer was checking cells when two inmates grabbed her and pulled her into one of their cells where one of the inmates shut the cell door and the other man attempted to sexually assault the female officer.

Assisting officers were able to use pepper spray to subdue the inmates and attempt to get the situation in control.

Both of the inmates are currently serving prison time for crimes committed in 2012.

Inmate one is currently serving a 100 year sentence for his role in the kidnapping and murder of Sydney, MT school teacher Sherry Arnold in 2012.

SHERRY ARNOLD KIDNAPPING AND MURDER

Inmate two is currently serving 75 years for assaulting a real estate agent in Great Falls also in 2012.

75 YEAR SENTANCE IN REAL ESTATE AGENT CASE

There are currently over 1600 inmates housed in the Montana State Prison make the inmate population considered over crowded. Because the prison is so over crowded, crimes are more common than one would expect.

cc: Montana State Prison

Top 5 Safest Cities In Montana, 2023

Like every state, there are always going to be a few towns that make us think twice about moving there or deciding where to raise our kiddos. But like I always say, "negative yells and positive whispers". The same goes for crime and violence; we hear about all the drug busts, assaults, break-ins, etc. It's not very often we hear about all the great things right?

Well, the list came out from Safewise, and we now know where the Five Safest Cities In Montana are.

Gallery Credit: Megan Shaul

20 License Plates Banned In Montana

This is just a small glimpse at banned license plates in the state of Montana. There are well over 4000 that could be added to this list.

Now why some of these are banned is beyond me. I don't find any of them offensive, that's for sure; the state of Montana has the right to refuse:

"any combination of letters or numbers, or both, that may carry connotations offensive to good taste and decency or which are misleading or a duplication of license plates provided elsewhere."- Montana Motor Vehicle Department

What plates are banned in your state? Hopefully, they are not as picky as Montana.

Gallery Credit: Megan Shaul, Will Gordon