BUTTE — Michael Brown, the suspect in the Anaconda mass shooting , pleaded not guilty Wednesday morning in District Court.

Brown entered his plea via Zoom from the Butte Detention Center at 9:30 AM Sep. 3 before Judge Jeffrey W. Dahood. The high-profile case stems from the mass shooting that killed 4 people at the Owl Bar in Anaconda community earlier this year.

A trial date has been set for Jan. 12, 2026.

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Brown remains in custody in the Butte Detention Center pending trial. Brown's bail had been set at $2 million, but now he is being held without bond.

He is charged with four felony counts of deliberate homicide, and one felony count of attempted arson and theft and a

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