Fort Benton police arrest stabbing death suspect

VALLEY COUNTY

Associated Press
POSTED: 1:18 AM Jan 21 2013
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FORT BENTON, Mont. -

Police have arrested a 25-year-old Billings man in connection with the weekend stabbing death of another man at a Fort Benton bar.
    
Authorities say Casey Carlos is charged with deliberate homicide in the Saturday morning attack at Pastime Bar.
    
He's accused of stabbing 21-year-old Fletcher Courtnage shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday.
    
Police say Courtnage and Carlos knew each other, and that Carlos was taken into custody a short time after the attack.
    
Two other people allegedly involved in the stabbing were also arrested.
    
Their names were not immediately available.

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