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Harlem man charged with murder in deputy's death

A Harlem man has been charged with murder in the Thursday shooting death of a Blaine County Sheriff's deputy.

Laurence Dean Jackson Jr. , 25, was charged Saturday with one count of deliberate homicide and one count of attempted deliberate homicide, Blaine County Sheriff Glenn Huestis said Sunday.

Jackson, who was convicted of aggravated assault in 1999, made an initial appearance before Blaine County Justice of the Peace Perry Miller, Huestis said. During the hearing, Miller appointed Jackson a public defender and denied bond, Heustis said.

Havre lawyer Jeremy Yellin was assigned to defend...

 

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