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.
Fort Benton police arrest stabbing death suspect
VALLEY COUNTY
POSTED: 1:18 AM Jan 21 2013
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