MT: Campers plead ‘not guilty’ in fire arson case

(Nov. 23, 2016) -- All three of the young men facing felony and misdemeanor charges of negligent arson for starting the Roaring Lion Fire have filed ‘not guilty’ pleas in District Court. Two of them, Steven Banks and Cody William Knez, are being tried in Judge Jim Haynes’ court while the third, Tyler Landon Johnson, is being tried in Judge Jeff Langton’s court. The fourth camper, a juvenile female, who is being tried in Youth Court on essentially the same charges, has also denied committing the offenses.