Jurors hear trial testimony of state trooper run over by Eureka man
Jason Miller sits at the defense table while his attorneys, Ryan Hennen (center) and Daniel Wood confer during a break Wednesday, April 17, 2024, in the Lincoln County Courthouse. Miller is on trial for attempted deliberate homicide for his alleged involvement in running over Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Lewis Johnson on Feb. 16, 2023, near Koocanusa Dam. (Scott Shindledecker/The Western News)
Jason Miller sits at the defense table while waiting for his trial to begin Wednesday, April 17, 2024, in the Lincoln County Courthouse. Miller is accused of attempted deliberate homicide for his alleged involvement in running over Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Lewis Johnson on Feb. 16, 2023, near Koocanusa Dam. (Scott Shindledecker/The Western News)
The trial of a Lincoln County man accused of running over a Montana Highway Patrol trooper during a law enforcement pursuit more than a year ago is underway in Libby at the county courthouse.
Jason Allen Miller, 42, is facing felony charges of attempted deliberate homicide, criminal endangerment, aggravated kidnapping, possession of dangerous drugs and criminal mischief following a Feb. 16, 2023, incident in north Lincoln County. Miller pleaded not guilty to the charges and remains locked up in the county Detention Center with his bail set at $1.5 million.
Tpr. Lewis Johnson suffered life-threatening injuries in the incident near Rexford and is still recovering after returning home to Chester, Montana in October 2023.
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