Bonnerdale man and son arrested for alleged battery
A Bonnerdale man and his son were arrested on misdemeanor warrants Tuesday stemming from allegations they assaulted a woman and her 15-year-old grandson following a traffic col- lision in March.
Benton Ned Bass, 60, and his son, Jayson Warren Bass, 31, who both list addresses on Pearcy Road, were each charged with third-degree battery, punishable by up to one year in jail. Benton Bass turned himself in at the Garland County Sheriff’s Department around 1 p.m. Tuesday and Jayson Bass turned himself in around 4:15 p.m.
Both were later released on $1,000 bond and are set to appear May 12 in Garland County District Court.
According to the affidavit, on March 30, a 52-year-old woman said she was driving in the 700 block of Pearcy Road to pick up her grandson when the rear of her car was allegedly struck by a car driven by Jayson Bass. She said Benton Bass was following behind his son and stopped after her vehicle was hit.
She said her grandson heard the crash occur from down the road and came running up to her vehicle as she was checking on her young granddaughter. She said her grandson called for one of his male friends to come help.
At that point, she alleges, Jayson Bass exited his vehicle with his phone in one hand and a beer in the other, approached her grandson and got “in his face.” She said he asked her grandson his age and he responded, “15 years old.”
She alleges Jayson Bass asked her grandson, “Do you know who I am?” and then he proceeded to pin the boy, using both hands, up against the car by his neck. She said she attempted to intervene, but alleges that Benton Bass came over and picked her up, gripping her neck and right thigh, and slammed her down on the pavement.
She said the incident was witnessed by her grandson’s friend and his girlfriend.
Her grandson was taken to CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs by
LifeNet and treated for scratches and bruising around his neck.
She said she suffered bruising on her neck, a visible hand print on her thigh and swelling on her back. She said her niece took photos of their injuries.
• A traffic stop on an allegedly speeding vehicle early Wednesday lead to the arrest of the driver on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges after several different drugs and firearms were reportedly found in his vehicle.
Michael Wayne Collier, 41, of Bismarck, was taken into custody just before 1:30 a.m. and charged with simultaneous possession of drugs and firearms, punishable by up to life in prison, three counts of possession of a schedule II controlled substance with intent to deliver, punishable by up to 10 years, two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia and four counts of possession of a schedule IV controlled substance with intent to deliver, each punishable by up to six years.
Collier was also charged with two misdemeanor counts of possession of drug paraphernalia, driving while intoxicated and carrying a weapon, each punishable by up to one year in jail.
According to the affidavit, sheriff’s Deputy Aaron Bowerman reportedly saw a white passenger car speeding through the intersection at Higdon Ferry and Section Line roads in excess of 30 mph and made a traffic stop on Garrison Street off Files Road.
The deputy made contact with the driver, identified as Collier, and noted his eyes appeared “bloodshot” and “watery.” Collier reportedly admitted to having two shots and two beers earlier in the night while playing pool.
Cpl. Josh Cannon arrived to assist with a standardized field sobriety tests, which Collier reportedly failed, so he was taken into custody for DWI.
Cannon asked Collier if there was anything illegal in the vehicle, and he allegedly admitted he had some marijuana in a backpack in the passenger seat. Cannon searched the backpack and found a zippered pouch containing several prescription pills, a sealed plastic bag containing marijuana, two glass pipes commonly used for smoking methamphetamine, one pipe commonly used to smoke marijuana, several plastic baggies, a set of scales, brass knuckles and a loaded .44-magnum revolver.
Collier submitted to a breathalyzer test and reportedly registered 0.12 percent blood alcohol, well over the legal limit.
Collier was being held without bond and is set to appear May 22 in district court.