An arraignment has been scheduled for Michael Brown — the Anaconda shootings suspect — in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County District Court next week.
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Brown is suspected of entering the Owl Bar in Anaconda on August 1, 2025, and killing Nancy Kelley, age 64; Daniel Baillie, 59; David Leach, 70; and Tony Palm, 74.
Brown is set to appear before Judge Jeffrey Dahood on Wednesday, September 3, at 9:30 a.m., according to County Attorney Morgan Smith.
The hearing will be open to the public, with the option to attend either in person at the courthouse in Anaconda or via Zoom by contacting the Clerk of District Court.
As of Friday, court records in the case remain sealed - click here for details.
Smith anticipates that status will change before Wednesday’s hearing.
No additional details about the charges or case have been made public.
OVERVIEW
- WHAT: A man killed a bartender and three customers
- WHERE: The Owl Bar in Anaconda
- WHEN: At about 10:30 a.m. on Friday, August 1
- SUSPECT: 45-year-old Michael Brown of Anaconda
- VICTIMS: Nancy Kelley, 64; Daniel Baillie, 59; David Leach, 70; Tony Palm, 74
- MOTIVE: Unknown
- STATUS: Brown was arrested on Friday, August 8
