Paul Hamby

1 day ago | billingsgazette.com | Paul Hamby

The man found dead south of Billings amid a structure fire over the weekend has been identified. Firefighters found the body of Michael Lee Huston while extinguishing a trailer that caught fire. The exact cause of death for Huston remains under investigation, Yellowstone County Deputy Coroner Rich Hoffman said, but investigators with the Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office suspect he was murdered.

1 day ago | billingsgazette.com | Paul Hamby

A Billings man was arrested earlier this month and charged with multiple counts of child sex abuse after he allegedly admitted the crimes in a post on social media. Christopher Raymond Normandeau is facing five felonies, among them three counts of rape and two counts of sexually assaulting a child. The 41-year-old pleaded not guilty to the accusations Wednesday in Yellowstone County District Court.

3 days ago | billingsgazette.com | Paul Hamby

A man was arrested over the weekend suspected of killing someone at a trailer court in southern Yellowstone County and torching their home. Justin Alexander Hosey, 32, was booked into the Yellowstone County jail May 10 on suspicion of deliberate homicide, arson, theft, tampering with evidence and fleeing from law enforcement. On Monday, Yellowstone County Sheriff Mike Linder announced that an autopsy was underway to determine the exact cause of death for the victim, who has yet to be identified.

4 days ago | mtstandard.com | Paul Hamby

Two people are dead and two other hospitalized after an SUV crashed near Billings Logan International Airport early Wednesday morning. Emergency crews responded to the crash around 2:30 a.m., according to a statement from the Billings Police Department. Billings Police Department investigators remained at the scene through noon. Wednesday’s wreck was at least the seventh deadly crash in and around Billings so far this year.

5 days ago | billingsgazette.com | Paul Hamby

Law enforcement in Billings arrested two men in the past week accused of sexually abusing children in separate cases. At least five children were allegedly abused by the two men, according charging documents filed in Yellowstone County District Court. Seth Ackerman Jackson has been charged with raping and sexually assaulting a child, while Brandon Lee Loomis is facing seven felonies, including multiple accusations of plying children with drugs and alcohol to coerce them into sex activity.