Man in jail after obstructing officers while transporting gunshot victim

A man is in jail after an incident that occurred Sunday evening while he was transporting a woman with a gunshot wound from Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation to the hospital in Havre.

Theodore Gregory Montes of Box Elder, 59, was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, obstructing a peace officer, driving with a suspended or revoked driver’s license and reckless driving.

Montes called 911 Sunday at 8:13 p.m. to report he was northbound on Laredo Road transporting a 55-year-old female with a gunshot wound to the arm. An ambulance was dispatched at 8:16 p.m. and met Montes in a parking lot on the 3000 Block of Old Post Road.

Undersheriff Stan Martin said two deputies responded to the scene at 8:26 p.m., after Montes became upset and threatened to harm himself. Deputies reported at 9:38 p.m. they were on scene and attempting to get Montes compliant and in custody. At 9:38 p.m., deputies reported they deployed a taser and requested medical.

Martin said Montes was transported to the hospital, and after his release by medical staff, deputies transported him to Hill County Detention Center where he was being held this morning on $1,255 bond.

Whether Montes’ was involved in the shooting incident is unknown. No one at Rocky Boy Police Department was available to comment on the shooting or the condition of the victim.

Martin said he could not comment on details that pertained to the incident which occurred outside of county jurisdiction.

Further details will be provided as they come available.