HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Billings officials have dropped a charge that a convicted murderer granted clemency in 2015 violated a restraining order against him.
The Great Falls Tribune reports (https://gftrib.com/2ojfHFM) Billings officials believed they wouldn’t be able to prove the allegations against Barry Beach.
A woman accused Beach of stalking her and violating a temporary restraining order she took out against him. Beach denied the accusation and said the woman is the mother of his son.
It was not immediately clear Monday how the dropped charge will affect the revocation proceedings the state began against Beach after the accusation was made.
Department of Justice spokesman Eric Sell said Monday that his agency and the Department of Corrections are in discussions about how to proceed.
Corrections spokeswoman Judy Beck says prosecutors will make the final decision.
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Information from: Great Falls Tribune, https://www.greatfallstribune.com
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