State senator charged with reckless driving, obstructing officer
Sen. Jason Ellsworth, R-Hamilton, listens during debate on a collection of bill amendments during the 67th Montana Legislature. (Austin Amestoy/University of Montana Legislative News Service)
Montana Senate President Pro Tempore Jason Ellsworth, R-Hamilton, has been charged with three misdemeanors, including obstruction of a peace officer, after he was pulled over for speeding in a construction zone in May.
The officer reported a verbal altercation with Ellsworth in which the senator claimed he was exempt from arrest because he was a lawmaker traveling for legislative business...
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