Freedom Crawford

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In August 2011, Sheriff Freedom Crawford was involved in a bar fight in Lewistown, Montana, where he threw a man through a window. He pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of assault, obstructing a peace officer, criminal mischief, and disorderly conduct. In March 2012, he received a 6-month suspended jail term, was fined $1,350, and ordered to pay over $2,600 in restitution. Additionally, he was required to write a letter of apology to the victim’s family, local law enforcement, and the Lewistown community. Despite calls for his resignation, Crawford initially refused to step down but eventually resigned in October 2014 following another incident where he was found sleeping on a sidewalk, suspected of being intoxicated.

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In August 2011, Sheriff Freedom Crawford was involved in a bar fight at the Montana Tavern in Lewistown, where he threw a man through a window. The victim sustained facial cuts requiring approximately $2,000 in medical treatment. Crawford pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of assault, obstructing a peace officer, criminal mischief, and disorderly conduct. He received a six-month suspended jail sentence, was fined $1,350, and ordered to pay over $2,600 in restitution. Additionally, he was required to write a letter of apology to the victim’s family, local law enforcement, and the Lewistown community. Following the incident, Crawford entered a 28-day inpatient treatment program for alcoholism. Despite calls for his resignation, he initially refused to step down but eventually resigned in October 2014 after being found sleeping on a sidewalk in Wolf Point, suspected of intoxication.

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In August 2011, Sheriff Freedom Crawford was involved in a bar fight in Lewistown, Montana, where he threw a man through a window. He pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of assault, obstructing a peace officer, criminal mischief, and disorderly conduct. In March 2012, he received a six-month suspended jail term, was fined $1,350, and ordered to pay over $2,600 in restitution. Additionally, he was required to write a letter of apology to the victim’s family, local law enforcement, and the Lewistown community. Following the incident, Crawford entered a 28-day inpatient treatment program for alcoholism. In September 2014, after losing the primary election to Undersheriff Jason Frederick, Crawford resigned from his position as sheriff, effective October 1, 2014.

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