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7. Senator faces felony for allegedly throwing child

Thu Feb 13, 2014, 03:00 AM

Feb 2014

BILLINGS – Prosecutors filed a felony assault charge Wednesday against Republican state Sen. Jason Priest of Red Lodge, accusing him of throwing his 4-year-old daughter on the night he allegedly shoved his estranged wife and struggled with a police officer.

The Montana Attorney General’s Office filed the charge, along with a misdemeanor assault count accusing Priest of attacking his wife’s boyfriend, the Billings Gazette reported.

Priest, 45, previously pleaded not guilty to charges of partner or family assault and resisting arrest. Carbon County prosecutors then turned the case over to the attorney general, saying they know Priest and wanted to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest.

The Attorney General’s Office also filed charges of partner or family assault and resisting arrest against Priest on Wednesday. It wasn’t immediately clear if those charges supplant the previous counts.

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/viewart/20140212/NEWS01/302120018/Senator-faces-felony-allegedly-throwing-child

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Montana GOP senator accused of assaulting wife with ‘physical force’ and resisting arrest [View all] unhappycamper Feb 2014 OP

Quite the upright pol, too. Wilms Feb 2014 #1

And quite the dilettante in bidness, eh? CurtEastPoint Feb 2014 #3

And firearms... chervilant Feb 2014 #2

Sure looks older than 45. Must have been rode hard and... CurtEastPoint Feb 2014 #4

put away wet? unhappycamper Feb 2014 #5

State takes over investigation of senator's arrest Ptah Feb 2014 #6

Senator faces felony for allegedly throwing child Ptah Feb 2014 #7