Strommen on Administrative Leave

Valley County Sheriff Vernon Buerkle told the Courier that as of Friday, June 15, Valley County Undersheriff Luke Strommen has been placed on Paid Administrative Leave pending the results of an investigation by Division of Criminal Investigation.

In his statement, Buerkle said, "This action is the result of an ongoing investigation being conducted by investigators from the Montana Department of Justice for an incident, which occurred approximately four years ago."

No other information was available as of this morning. More details will be in this week's issue of the Glasgow Courier.