Yellowstone County Sheriff Mike Linder released the following information regarding the Jan. 8 shooting involving two deputies.
This morning I received letters from Jason Robinson and Christopher Rudolph resigning their positions as Sheriff Deputies with and effective date of last Friday. Mr. Robinson has requested to transfer back to his previous position at the Yellowstone County Detention Facility where he worked for several years. I have agreed to his request.
It was reported last night by KTVQ that Sheriff Mike Linder recently sent both deputies a letter telling them to resign or they would be terminated. More details are to come as we follow up on the story.
On January 8, 2015, at approximately 4:35 PM, Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Deputies were responding to a reported burglary at a residence on Justice Trail, south of Huntley Mt. At the time of the report, the homeowner did not know if the suspect(s) were still in the residence. While en-route to investigate the burglary, the responding Deputies observed an older model SUV leaving the area that matched the description of a vehicle which was reported stolen out of Billings earlier that day. The Deputies attempted to follow the vehicle on White Buffalo Road but got stuck in the snow. The stolen SUV drove out of sight.
With the help of local citizens, The Deputies were able to free their patrol vehicle. At that time they were made aware that the suspect vehicle would probably have to come out the same way it went in. Within minutes, the suspect vehicle returned on the same road and approached the Deputies who were standing outside their vehicle. Both Deputies displayed their weapons and began yelling orders at the driver to stop the vehicle. The vehicle continued towards the Deputies and as it approached them the vehicle turned in the direction of one of the Deputies. Both deputies fired their weapons, killing the driver. A dog that was found in the vehicle was transported to a local veterinarian where it is being treated for injuries which it appears to have received during the incident.
Sheriff’s Office detectives are still investigating the incident and reviewing evidence. The coroner’s inquest will still take place at a later time.
Stay tuned as more details come forward.
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