Source: US Marshals Service
Billings, MT – The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) in Montana, along with multiple law enforcement agencies, arrested near the search area in Anaconda at approximately 2 p.m. on Friday, the man suspected in the killing of four people at an Anaconda bar Aug. 1.
Michael Paul Brown, 45, is being held at the Butte-Silver Bow Detention Center.
Brown is alleged to have entered a bar located across the street from his residence and fatally shot four individuals in what law enforcement has described as an unprovoked attack. Brown then fled the scene and returned to his home, where he remained until law enforcement arrived. Upon their arrival, Brown exited his home and fled in a vehicle.
The USMS, FBI and the Montana Department of Justice led the coordinated manhunt for Michael Brown. The search efforts involved hundreds of personnel and over 40 local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies in the search.
“When law enforcement of all levels communicate, cooperate, and coordinate we are all able to achieve these types of results” said U.S. Marshal Craig Anderson. “The citizens we serve deserve and expect nothing less from us. This was an unprecedented effort and it speaks volumes to the partnerships we all rely on.”
The Montana Violent Offender Task Force was established in January 2005 with a stated mission to apprehend persons wanted for felony crimes with a focus on violent offenders. Task force operations began in the Billings office and have since expanded to include the offices in Missoula and Great Falls. Task force officers cleared over 22,520 felony cases in the last twenty years averaging 3 arrests per day.