HAVRE, Mont. (AP) - Police in Havre have arrested the second suspect in an assault on two hitchhikers who were left in a remote area near Big Sandy.
KOJM-AM in Havre (https://bit.ly/1BdWP8a ) reports Matthew Saddler was arrested Wednesday afternoon. He was being held Thursday in the jail in Fort Benton.
Prosecutors allege Saddler picked up two hitchhikers north of Roundup on May 6 and drove them to a residence on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation. Court records say Saddler and co-defendant John Merrill forced the Michigan residents into a car trunk, drove them to a spot east of Big Sandy, beat them and left.
The man suffered bleeding in his brain, a broken rib and a broken nose.
Merrill made an initial court appearance Tuesday on charges of felony aggravated assault and misdemeanor assault. Saddler faces the same charges.
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Information from: KOJM-AM, https://www.kojm.com
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