Car plows into tennis courts, 2 arrested

The Havre Police Department is investigating three incidents from Tuesday night that involved someone driving into the tennis courts near Havre High School, a blood-drenched man who walked into the wrong house and someone who was choked by two men.

Assistant Police Chief Jason Barkus confirmed that two of the three incidents that were reported Tuesday between 10:49 p.m. and 11:08 p.m. are definitely related and two people have been arrested.

Dustin Flying, 30, of Havre was arrested on charges of trespass to vehicle, obstructing a peace officer, resisting arrest, trespass to property and disorderly conduct. The other person who was arrested in this related incident is Karis Bear, 23, of Havre on a trespassing charge.

The first report, which was called in at 10:49 p.m., said "a vehicle wrecked into the tennis courts and people screaming." Havre dispatch received a second call four minutes later from an 18th Street caller saying a "male just walked into her residence all bloody, saying lock the door, then realized he was in the wrong house and left."

Barkus confirmed that it was Flying who walked into the wrong house. After leaving the house on 18th Street, Flying was arrested on the 1000 Block of 18th Street.

Barkus said Flying and Bear incurred a couple of lacerations. They were treated at Northern Montana Hospital before being transported to Hill County Detention Center, where they were as of this morning. Barkus said there is no report of anyone else being hurt.

Havre police received a third report at 11:08 p.m. from a caller on 15th Street who said two men walked up to him and "tried choking him." The incident number is the same as the previous two, but Barkus said they are investigating its relevance, if any, to the arrest of Flying and Bear.

Havre police will continue the investigation and, Barkus said, he didn't know if drugs were involved.

Havre High School Activities Director Dennis Murphy said the damage to the tennis courts is mostly concentrated on one of four tennis courts. The greatest concern is the engine oil that spilled onto one of the courts and the gouges into the surface. He said some of the gouges are deep. They will be filled.

Murphy said the city will start taking the fence down Thursday and that there is absorbent for the oil already on the court.

Murphy said, "Everything should be ready to go by Monday, for the first day of tennis practice."

He is not sure the fences will be repaired by then.