Unsealed documents provide new details about arson, mass shooting at Anaconda’s Owl Bar
Prosecutors say Michael Paul Brown tried to burn evidence, stole a pickup and fled police after four people were killed at the Owl Bar.
- Newly unsealed Montana Third Judicial District Court documents reveal arson and theft charges against Michael Paul Brown in connection with the August 2025 Owl Bar mass shooting in Anaconda that killed four people.
- Prosecutors allege Brown entered the bar with a pizza box and bucket, set a fire, then shot four victims: David Leach, Daniel Baillie, Tony Palm, and Nancy Kelley.
- Surveillance footage captured the attack, and Brown later confessed to the killings, claiming the jukebox was 'brainwashing' him before allegedly stealing a vehicle belonging to Shawn Sitton.
- A massive manhunt involving more than 35 agencies followed Brown's flight in a stolen Ford F-150; police arrested him eight days later on Montana Highway 1.
- Brown faces four counts of deliberate homicide, though the court stayed his trial earlier this week for 60 days to allow mental health evaluations.
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Unsealed documents provide new details about arson, mass shooting at Anaconda’s Owl Bar
Court documents released Friday described accused killer Michael Brown's attempted arson Aug. 1 at the Owl Bar, his shooting of the bartender and three patrons and his confession after capture.
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KULR-TVAnaconda shooting suspect court documents unsealed
ANACONDA, Mont. — Court documents that were previously sealed and released this week provide new details in the criminal case against Michael Paul Brown in connection with the 2025 Owl Bar killings in Anaconda.
New details released about mass shooting in Anaconda
ANACONDA New court documents reveal disturbing details about a mass shooting at a Montana bar that left four people dead and triggered a weeklong search across western Montana in August of 2025.Officers responded to the Owl Bar in Anaconda on the morning of August 1, 2025, and found four people dead inside the business.Investigators say surveillance video captured the attack. Court documents allege Michael Paul Brown entered the bar carrying a b…
New details emerge in Anaconda bar shooting that killed 4 in August 2025
Newly unsealed court documents reveal disturbing details about the August 2025 mass shooting at the Owl Bar in Anaconda that left four people dead.A judge ruled to unseal the documents, which describe the scene law enforcement encountered when they arrived at the bar around 10:40 a.m. Four bodies were found on the floor, and one of the individuals was on fire. An officer used a fire extinguisher to put out the flames. All four individuals were p…
New court documents reveal disturbing details about Anaconda bar mass shooting
Reporting by: Meagan Thompson, John Emeigh, Cassidy Powers, Esha Walia, Ken SpencerANACONDA New court documents reveal disturbing details about a mass shooting at a Montana bar that left four people dead and triggered a week-long manhunt across Western Montana in August of 2025.Officers responded to the Owl Bar in Anaconda on the morning of Aug. 1, 2025, and found four victims dead inside the business.Investigators say surveillance video capture…
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