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Three persons of interest in Jefferson County shooting apprehended

Posted at 3:23 PM, Nov 14, 2018
and last updated 2018-11-14 20:47:50-05

Three persons of interest in Tuesday’s shooting and chase involving a Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputy have been apprehended.

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office reported three people were taken into custody in Idaho without incident Wednesday.

The names of the individuals have not yet been released.

Three suspects have been at large since Tuesday when a Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputy attempted to make a traffic stop near mile marker 185 in the northbound lane of Interstate 15.

The driver of a blue Chrysler 300 with unreadable registration did not stop, and several shots were fired at the deputy, who was not injured.

The suspects drove away at a high rate of speed and were last seen in Lewis and Clark County.

We will update you with any new information.

(November 14, 2018, 10:33 a.m.) Law enforcement officers are still on the lookout for three people who reportedly fired several gunshots at a Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputy.

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said that at 3:25 p.m. on Tuesday one of its deputies attempted to make a traffic stop near mile marker 185 in the northbound lane of Interstate 15.

Jefferson County Sheriff Craig Doolittle told MTN News on Wednesday that the deputy initiated the traffic stop after seeing the suspect vehicle, a blue Chrysler 300 with unreadable registration, driving erratically. Sheriff Doolittle said the deputy noticed the car drift over the center line, and the blinker was on without the driver pulling over.

The driver did not stop and several shots were fired at the deputy.

The deputy’s patrol vehicle was struck and the suspects drove away at a high rate of speed. The deputy was not injured.

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said the vehicle was believed to have been occupied by three males, whose identities remain unknown.

The vehicle was last seen in Lewis & Clark County.

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office has been assisted by law enforcement and communications officers from Broadwater County Sheriff’s Office, the Montana Highway Patrol, the Helena Police Department, and the Lewis and Clark County Sheriff’s Office.

If you have any information about the incident, you are asked to call (406) 225-4075. If you see the suspect vehicle, please call 911. Do not approach as the suspects are considered armed and dangerous.