Articles written by matthew brown, p. solomon banda - associated press

MATTHEW BROWN, P. SOLOMON BANDA - Associated Press

BILLINGS — Family and friends of one of the two suspects in a brutal Montana kidnapping described him as an illiterate young father who was eager for work when he fell under the sway of a convicted criminal promising lucrative work in the Bakken oil fields. Court documents filed by the prosecutor in the case indicate 22-year-old Michael Spell of Parachute, Colo., has confessed to his role in the crack-fueled abduction and killing of 43-year-old Sherry Arnold of Sidney, Mont. Spell and co-defendant Lester Van Waters Jr., 4...