GREAT FALLS — Cascade County Sheriff Jesse Slaughter said at a news conference on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, that two detention center officers have been charged for separate events that happened recently.

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Joshua Yellow Owl, a detention center officer, was arrested at 12:50 a.m. on Sunday, August 31, 2025, after police responded to a disturbance in Great Falls. Officers found Yellow Owl standing near a truck along the 600 block of Sixth Street South.

A witness said she saw the assault from a nearby residence and told officers she saw Yellow Owl strike the woman while she was screaming for help and honking the vehicle’s horn. The victim was later found and said that Yellow Owl hit her in the face, c

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