BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - The U.S. Department of Justice says it won’t file charges against a Bureau of Indian Affairs police officer who fatally shot a Lodge Grass man who was holding a knife.
The Billings Gazette reported Friday that prosecutors concluded they could not prove the officer committed a crime.
Thirty-six-year-old Ruben Stewart was shot and killed in April at a relative’s house. The name of the officer hasn’t been released.
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Witnesses said at the time that Stewart was drunk and a family member had called police hoping officers would take him to jail to get sober.
The Justice Department said the officer fired after Stewart ignored a command to drop the knife.
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Information from: The Billings Gazette, http://www.billingsgazette.com
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