Montana: IID Thrown at Sheriff’s Vehicle

TRIPwire, 5 April 2023
On 2 April 2023, at approximately 0200 hours local time, Lewis and Clark County Sheriff’s Office (LCCSO) deputies responded to a Law and Justice Center on Fuller Avenue after an unidentified suspect threw an improvised incendiary device (IID), described as a Molotov cocktail, at an LCCSO vehicle. No further device details have been released and no injuries were reported. Surveillance footage captured a male throwing the IID at the vehicle and using a crowbar to beat the passenger door. ATF responded to assist in the ongoing investigation.