A man arrested March 23 in Basin after eluding capture for little over a day may face 12 felonies when his case reaches Montana Fifth Judicial District Court in Boulder. Meanwhile, he remained in the Jefferson County Detention center Monday with bail set at $250,000.
The investigation of the actions leading to the arrest of John Russel Howald, 43, was ongoing, Sheriff Craig Doolittle said by email Monday. Doolittle previously stated that Howald was being held on suspicion of 11 felony counts of criminal endangerment, one felony count of assault on a peace officer and one misdemeanor count of resisting arrest.
Howald attracted the attention of law enforcement March 22, when shortly after noon he was reported seen walking in Basin with three rifles and firing at least one of them. He eluded capture until the next afternoon, when he was arrested 4.5 miles up Basin Creek Road.
