Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
ONE HELENA RALLY: Tammy Johnson of Whitehall (left) helped organize the October 1, 1998 rally that saw nearly 200 Golden Sunlight Mine employees, spouses, and supporters take to the streets in Helena to promote jobs and economic opportunity in Montana. The rally was covered by the major media in Helena, and the rally participants heard from Lt. Governor Judy Martz and representatives from the office of Sen. Conrad Burns and Rep. Rick Hill.
October 7, 1998
After hearing 17 different witnesses during the October 5-6 trial, a Jefferson County jury found Jason Marker guilty of aggravated assault by accountability for his role in the January 2, 1998, Mint Bar incident, but reached no verdict on two counts of misdemeanor assault. Marker, 22, was charged with aggravated assault for kicking Bill Arnold in the head. Arnold suffered a broken nose, broken cheek, broken eye socket, and broken jaw during a violent incident that occurred close to midnight on the night of January 2nd, in the Mint Bar in Whitehall. Arnold underwent extensive fa...
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