New Details On Officer Involved Shooting In Great Falls.
Our newsroom has obtained new information on the officer involved shooting yesterday afternoon in Great Falls. Two people are in custody and according to court documents obtained from the county attorney's office, these people fled on foot after they were stopped by police around 3:30p yesterday afternoon along 6th Avenue South. The first is Jacob Bradley, 37. He is the one that police reportedly shot in the head during a shootout where one officer was also injured.
This is Jacob Bradley below.
Bradley has a record and was currently on parole from the state prison in Deer Lodge. He is from Billings. The state has already revoked his parole because of the shooting.
Below is his felony record.
DOCKET: DC 14-0362
COUNTY: Yellowstone
JUDGE: Gustafson
COUNTS: 1
LEGAL TYPE: Probation Violation Sentence
SENTENCE TYPE: DOC Commit All Suspended
OFFENSE: Criminal Endangerment
CODE: 455207
OFFENSE DATE: 4/30/2014
SENTENCE PRONOUNCED: 7/23/2019
SENTENCE (MONTHS): 24
DOCKET: DC 19-0053
COUNTY: Yellowstone
JUDGE: Fehr
COUNTS: 1
LEGAL TYPE: Original Sentence
SENTENCE TYPE: DOC Commit Partial Suspended
OFFENSE: Escape
CODE: 457306
OFFENSE DATE: 1/8/2019
SENTENCE PRONOUNCED: 7/23/2019
SENTENCE (MONTHS): 60
DOCKET: ADC2004-64
COUNTY: Lewis and Clark
JUDGE: Mccarter
COUNTS: 1
LEGAL TYPE: Probation Violation Sentence
SENTENCE TYPE: MSP/MWP None Suspended
OFFENSE: Accountability for Theft
CODE: 1456301
OFFENSE DATE: 3/6/2004
SENTENCE PRONOUNCED: 11/2/2006
SENTENCE (MONTHS): 36
DOCKET: DC 18-1072
COUNTY: Yellowstone
JUDGE: Fehr
COUNTS: 1
LEGAL TYPE: Original Sentence
SENTENCE TYPE: DOC Commit None Suspended
OFFENSE: Endangering the Welfare of Children
CODE: 455622
OFFENSE DATE: 8/17/2018
SENTENCE PRONOUNCED: 7/23/2019
SENTENCE (MONTHS): 36
He is recovering at a local hospital today after being shot in the head by police.
Also arrested was Nikki Snell. She was also in the car with Bradley. She is also a felon and served time in a federal prison for a conviction out of Great Falls. She has been charged with possession of dangerous drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia and of unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted person. The drug reportedly found was meth.
The police officer is recovering at a local hospital and is stable condition. We do not know the condition of Bradley at this hour. County Attorney Josh Racki says they are still trying to determine if there were other people in the car. Police were pulling them over during a routine traffic stop when they took off on foot. The shooting occured around 3:55pm yesterday near the intersection of 6th Avenue South and 12th Street. Police are still processing the crime scene at this hour.