Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Attorney Ben Krakowka has been charged with disorderly conduct in Powell County in connection with a hunting dispute during which he fired his rifle. The man he was arguing with, Doug Fortner, was also charged with disorderly conduct for challenging Krakowka to a fight.
According to court documents, Krakowka and Daniel Guzynski were hunting on state land in Powell County on Nov. 9 of last year. The two “were positioned approximately 400 yards apart, waiting for big-game animals to move into this area,” the complaint against Krakowka states.
At one point Krakowka noticed another hunter, later identified as Fortner, who had moved into a position between the other two hunters. Fortner later said he was about 150 yards from Krakowka.
Fortner, who has addresses in Deer Lodge and Missoula, later said he saw the other hunters when he walked up, but contended he…
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