Jason Priest was a state senator from Red Lodge, Montana. He was a Tea Party Republican and was a standard issue far right pro-gun, anti-choice, “family values” Republican who clashed with more moderate colleagues. He chaired the Senate Public Health, Welfare, and Safety Committee. Then he got in an argument with his estranged wife. In his rage, he threw his 4-year-old daughter across the room where she hit her head and was injured. In the end, he assaulted his daughter, his estranged wife, her boyfriend, and a police officer who had been called to the scene. He was charged with four felony assault claims but pleaded guilty to all four when they were amended to misdemeanors.
- Billings Gazette: State senator charged with felony assault in domestic incident
- Missoulian: State senator denied domestic abuse charges
- Billings Gazette: Jason Priest pleads guilty to amended charges
- Scribd: Affidavit Montana v Jason Sheller Priest
08 Mar 2014