November 21, 2013

Montana Mountain Man Arrested for Trying to Feed Himself



 It was a packed courtroom on Tuesday for the hearing of Ernie Tertelgte, a Manhattan man who says he's being wrongly prosecuted for trying to feed himself.

 Tertelgte, 52 years old, was arrested on Monday and is accused of fishing without a license and then resisting arrest.

 He appeared before the judge via video from the Gallatin County Detention Center, and it was standing room only more than a dozen friends and family members filled the small courtroom.

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

My hero!

Signifier said...

This is a heart-warming video and an excellent if small example of how a free man behaves before the legal fictions of our court system.