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Lake County to continue law enforcement on Flathead Reservation ‘under protest’

by NICOLE GIRTEN Daily Montanan
| May 25, 2024 12:00 AM

Lake County Commissioners said they are continuing to oversee law enforcement on the Flathead Indian Reservation after the Governor’s Office said their withdrawal from handling federal crimes was invalid.

“We’re going to continue to exercise jurisdiction, but we’re not giving our consent to do it,” said Commissioner Gale Decker. “We’re doing this under protest.”

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