Alleged attempted murderer to appear in Havre court

David Reevis, who is accused of a laundry list of offenses including attempted murder and resisting arrest, is scheduled to appear in state District Court Monday at 3 p.m. for his evidentiary hearing.

Reevis’ most blatant alleged law-breaking incident happened Jan. 23, during a vehicle puruit in Browning, Browning Police Department Lt. Josh Bird said.

Hill County Attorney Office’s charging documents say Reevis racked up 15 charges that day, including attempted homicide, motor vehicle theft, two counts of criminal endangerment, trespassing, assault, driving under the influence, resisting arrest, malicious mischief, having an open container, no liability insurance, driving with a suspended or revoked driver’s license, habitual offender, speeding, reckless driving and eluding a peace officer.

Documents suggest Reevis’ many troubles, and allegations of troubles, are associated with alcohol.

In September 2013, Reevis was convicted and sentenced to two years to the Department of Corrections for a fourth or subsequent charge of driving while under the influence of alcohol, criminal endangerment and negligent vehicular assault. His sentence was followed by five years of parole.

It was during the probation period that Reevis allegedly violated his parole conditions.

By August 2015, charging documents say, Reevis failed to find employment. In September, files say, Reevis did not show up to meet with his parole officer. In December, Reevis had allegedly “been drinking again” and was arrested after having been in a fight with his son.

And then the pursuit incident in January landed Reevis back behind bars. Reevis is in the Hill County Detention Center because he allegedly violated his parole conditions.

The Browning Police Department has not provided any documents with details of the Jan. 23 pursuit. Lt. Josh Bird said Tuesday, after four days of Havre Daily News trying to get any information about the pursuit incident, that he would fax a copy of the freedom of information act request form that needed to be filled out and notarized so the newspaper can get the incident report.

No one from the Browning Police Department has faxed the form to HDN, nor has Bird or anyone from that department returned any follow-up calls or messages asking why that has not happened.