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On Aug. 13, the Richland County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call regarding an industrial accident that had occurred at Border Steel located SE of Sidney. Emergency responders arrived on scene and determined that an employee had been inadvertently run over by a trailer being towed by a commercial truck. The employee, James Dean McRae, 61, sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. This matter is still under investigation. The Richland County Sheriff’s staff extends their sincere sympathies to Jim’s family, co-wo...
On the evening of Aug. 13, 2023 at approximately 8:30 p.m., a resident reported to the Richland County Sheriff’s Office that they had been engaging in recreational activities on the Yellowstone River south of Sidney during which time they came upon possible human skeletal bones. They recovered bones from the site and turned them over to the Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s Office with the assistance of the Richland County Coroner and the Montana Fish and Game are following up with an on-site investigation. The bones recovered will be submi...
On the evening of Aug. 13, 2023 at approximately 8:30 p.m., a resident reported to the Sheriff’s Office that they had been engaging in recreational activities on the Yellowstone River south of Sidney during which time they came upon possible human skeletal bones. They recovered bones from the site and turned them over to the Sheriff’s Office. The Richland County Sheriff’s Office with the assistance of the Richland County Coroner and the Montana Fish and Game are following up with an on-site investigation. The bones recovered will be submi...
On June 8 at approximately 8:30 p.m., the Richland County Sheriff Office received information that Williams County North Dakota Sheriff’s Office was involved in a high-speed pursuit of vehicle occupied by two individuals. They were requesting assistance should the suspect vehicle travel into Richland County, MT. Suspect vehicle was subsequently stopped in Richland County south of Fairview on CR # 356. The suspect driver identified as John Lee Tester, 50, a North Dakota resident was subsequently taken into custody by the Richland County S...
On June 8, 2023 at approx. 8:30 PM, The Richland County Sheriff Office received information that Williams County North Dakota Sheriff’s Office was involved in a high-speed pursuit of vehicle occupied by 2 individuals. They were requesting assistance should the suspect vehicle travel into Richland County Montana. Suspect vehicle was subsequently stopped in Richland County South of Fairview on County Rd. #356. The suspect driver identified as John Lee Tester 50 years of age, a North Dakota Resident was subsequently taken into custody by the R...
Since becoming sheriff and even before that Richland County Sheriff John Dynneson has been looking at ways to reduce recidivism in Richland County. Working with local resources to have AA and NA meetings in the jail has been helpful but has not assisted in keeping recidivism numbers down. In the fall of 2021 Sheriff Dynneson reached out to Prairie Hills Recovery Center to discuss some treatment options that could be done in the jail. Licensed Addiction Counselor Kayla Anderson comes into the jail weekly and provides Moral Reconation Therapy...
The Richland County Detention Center recently acquired a high security body scanning system. The system is one of many located in Detention Centers across the State of Montana and across the nation. This scanner is built in the USA and is compliant with FDA standards for security screenings. The scanner uses about 1% the x-ray level of a medical exam. In less than 4 seconds the scanner can detect threats concealed under clothing or inside body cavities. The scanner can reveal weapons, drugs, cel...
