GUILTY MT - Baby, 5 mos, survives 9 hours buried alive in the woods, Missoula County, 7 Jul 2018

[Niner]

Wednesday, July 25th:
*Prelim Hearing – MT – 5 mos old baby boy (July 7, 2018-found alive in woods after 9 hours) – Francis Carlton Crowley (32) arrested & charged (7/7/18) with assault on a minor & criminal endangerment & additional charges will follow. $200K bond. Baby was left in his care on Sat. 7/7/18; says he was in a car crash & LE found the car in the woods & followed a trail of items scattered (baby formula, diaper bag) & followed a game trail where they heard the baby.
He is a fugitive from Oregon-was under post-prison supervision for several counts of burglary & 1 count of criminal mischief & was previously arrested in Missoula, but Oregon decided not to extradite him & he was released.
7/11/18 Update: No plea was entered, bail set at $200K, next hearing 7/25.

 

[Niner]

Tried to google, but only giving me articles from July 10th....

Anyone else find anything new?

TIA!

 

[Niner]

Man pleads not guilty to leaving baby in Montana woods

MISSOULA — An Oregon man pleaded not guilty Tuesday (7/31/18) to two felony charges alleging he abandoned a 5-month-old baby who survived for nine hours in the woods of western Montana under a pile of debris.

Francis Carlton Crowley, 32, of Portland, entered his plea to assault on a minor and criminal endangerment. He appeared via video in District Court in Missoula and remains jailed on $200,000 bail.
[.....]
District Judge Karen Townsend set another court hearing for October.

Why, oh why, do reporters not give us a court date??!! Frustrating.

This one explains the Oregon charges:

Portland man pleads not guilty to leaving baby in Montana woods

Crowley's infant nephew and the boy's mother, Crowley's sister, were
reported missing from Clackamas County in June to Oregon State Police. A social
media campaign to find the pair reported they were located weeks before the crash.
The baby found in Montana is the same age and shares the same initials as Crowley's nephew.
Crowley faces a misdemeanor charge in Multnomah County of fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer in March. He didn't attend a subsequent court hearing, and a judge issued a warrant for his arrest. The warrant remains active.

and geez... this one gives a different court date....

Man accused of burying baby alive in the woods pleads not guilty
the-woods-pleads-not-guilty

Crowley is due back in court in September.

His bail remains set at $200,000.

If convicted, Crowley faces up to 20 years in prison and $100,000 in fines.

So.... wondering if it will be September or October. I shall put this on my Sept. list....

or if someone finds a date - it would be very appreciated!

 

[Niner]

Bumping up for this little boy!

Anyone find any recent articles? Any court dates? I personally haven't seen any & their court site charges a fee!!

TIA!

 

[Niner]

Tuesday, Sept. 11th:
*Pretrial Hearing - MT – 5 mos old baby boy (July 7, 2018-found alive in woods after 9 hours) – Francis Carlton Crowley (32) arrested & charged (7/7/18) with assault on a minor & criminal endangerment & additional charges will follow. Plead not guilty. $200K bond.
Baby was left in his care on Sat. 7/7/18; says he was in a car crash & LE found the car in the woods & followed a trail of items scattered (baby formula, diaper bag) & followed a game trail where they heard the baby.
He is a fugitive from Oregon-was under post-prison supervision for several counts of burglary & 1 count of criminal mischief & was previously arrested in Missoula, but Oregon decided not to extradite him & he was released. Crowley's infant nephew and the boy's mother, Crowley's sister, were reported missing from Clackamas County in June to Oregon State Police. A social media campaign to find the pair reported they were located weeks before the crash. The baby found in Montana is the same age and shares the same initials as Crowley's nephew. Crowley faces a misdemeanor charge in Multnomah County of fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer in March. He didn't attend a subsequent court hearing, and a judge issued a warrant for his arrest. The warrant remains active.
7/11/18 Update: No plea was entered, bail set at $200K, next hearing 7/25.
8/2/18 Update: Arraignment Hearing on 7/25/18 plead not guilty. Bail stays @ $200K. Next hearing either in Sept. or Oct. (2 articles-different months). Hearing was 9/11.
9/11/18 Update: Next Omnibus hearing on 10/9.

 

[Niner]

Here's an article:

Montana man accused of leaving a baby in the woods appears in court

 

[Niner]

Tuesday, Oct. 9th:
*Omnibus (Pretrial) Hearing - MT – 5 mos old baby boy (July 7, 2018-found alive in woods after 9 hours) – *Francis Carlton Crowley (32) arrested & charged (7/7/18) & arraigned (7/25/18) with assault on a minor & criminal endangerment & additional charges will follow. Plead not guilty. $200K bond.
Baby was left in his care on Sat. 7/7/18; says he was in a car crash & LE found the car in the woods & followed a trail of items scattered (baby formula, diaper bag) & followed a game trail where they heard the baby.
He is a fugitive from Oregon-was under post-prison supervision for several counts of burglary & 1 count of criminal mischief & was previously arrested in Missoula, but Oregon decided not to extradite him & he was released. Crowley's infant nephew and the boy's mother, Crowley's sister, were reported missing from Clackamas County in June to Oregon State Police. A social media campaign to find the pair reported they were located weeks before the crash. The baby found in Montana is the same age and shares the same initials as Crowley's nephew. Crowley faces a misdemeanor charge in Multnomah County of fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer in March. He didn't attend a subsequent court hearing, and a judge issued a warrant for his arrest. The warrant remains active.
7/11/18: Detention hearing. 7/25: Arraignment hearing. 9/11: Prelim hearing.
9/11/18 Update: Next Omnibus hearing on 10/9.

 

[Niner]

Hey, yes me again!

I'm going to be going through all my "oldie" cases that I haven't heard anything about in quite some time.
I hope someone can help me with these.
I'm going to call on
@JerseyGirl, @cybervampira, @SeesSeas, @MsMarple, @mistivon, @Eleven_11


No access to this court site. There is a fee to get into Missoula County. But can any of you access it?
Hope you all don't mind me tagging you! I need HELP!!

I have:

Tuesday, Oct. 9th:
*Motions Hearing - MT – 5 mos old baby boy (July 7, 2018, Missoula County; found alive in woods after 9 hours) – *Francis Carlton Crowley (32) arrested & charged (7/7/18) & arraigned (7/25/18) with felony assault on a minor & felony criminal endangerment & additional charges will follow. Plead not guilty. $200K bond. **Missoula County-fee req.
Baby was left in his care on Sat. 7/7/18; says he was in a car crash & LE found the car in the woods & followed a trail of items scattered (baby formula, diaper bag) & followed a game trail where they heard the baby.
He is a fugitive from Oregon-was under post-prison supervision for several counts of burglary & 1 count of criminal mischief & was previously arrested in Missoula, but Oregon decided not to extradite him & he was released. Crowley's infant nephew and the boy's mother, Crowley's sister, were reported missing from Clackamas County in June to Oregon State Police. A social media campaign to find the pair reported they were located weeks before the crash. The baby found in Montana is the same age and shares the same initials as Crowley's nephew. Crowley faces a misdemeanor charge in Multnomah County of fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer in March. He didn't attend a subsequent court hearing, and a judge issued a warrant for his arrest. The warrant remains active.
7/11/18: Detention hearing. 7/25: Arraignment hearing. 9/11: Prelim hearing.
9/11/18 Update: Next Omnibus hearing on 10/9.
10/9/18 Update: Next hearing later this month, no date given. No update as of 10/30

 

[mistivon]

Not much info, no dates:

Man accused of abandoning an infant in Lolo Forest awaits trial

No date listed on the jail site and he's not on the schedule for 12/23.

Sorry

 

[cybervampira]

Evidence request made in case of man charged with leaving baby in woods

We’re learning new information about the case of a five-month-old baby who was found partially buried in the woods near Lolo Hot Springs last July as the man accused of doing it gears up for trial.

Francis Crowley, 32, faces felony assault on a minor and felony criminal endangerment charges in connection with the incident.

[...]

Crowley’s defense team filed a motion this week to suppress evidence in the case, which includes any statements made to authorities that night.

The motion claims deputies did not read Crowley his rights before they started questioning him about the baby’s whereabouts and since there is no way to determine exactly when that happened, all statements made to authorities much be ruled out.

The judge will have to consider the request before the start of the Crowley’s trial.

 

[Niner]

Can you get into Montana court site @cybervampira ? Hopefully, I haven't asked you before on this case....

Last one I have is a motions hearing on 10/9.

 

[cybervampira]

Can you get into Montana court site @cybervampira ? Hopefully, I haven't asked you before on this case....

Last one I have is a motions hearing on 10/9.

I think they charge $$$:
Copies & Records Searches | Missoula County, MT

 

[cybervampira]

Can you get into Montana court site @cybervampira ? Hopefully, I haven't asked you before on this case....

Last one I have is a motions hearing on 10/9.

Found this jail roster:

https://apps.missoulacounty.us/JailRoster/ChargesDetail.aspx?BookingNo=lBghyq3T7mAHr4GdYfhi+sR1mDU=

Missoula County Inmate Charges/Court Schedule
CROWLEY, FRANCIS CARLTON
Age: 32
Booking ID: 2018-00003117
Global Jacket: 181887
Booked: 7/8/2018 5:46:36 AM
MANS#: 3200G1802145
Helpful Information
The charges are listed numerically in the table below. Court dates are listed in the table below the charges but are not directly tied to a particular court date. For more information on what charges will be dealt with in each court and/or court date, please contact the court, directly.

Mugshot (if available)

List of Charges followed by Court Appearances
Charge(s) Crime Type Arresting Agency/Officer Bond/CFS Cash/Surety Posted By
1. Criminal Endangerment Felony MCSO / $200,000.00 Cash/Surety
2. Fugitive Other MCSO / $0.00
3. Assault On A Minor Felony MCSO / $200,000.00 Cash/Surety
4. Court Hearing Stats MCSO / $0.00 No Bond
Court Appearance(s)

 

[mickey2942]

Why would anyone let someone like this take care of a baby?

And now, motion to suppress evidence because deputies may not have read this guy his rights?! How about exigent circumstances? Meaning where the heck is the baby?! Buried? Seriously.

We have gone crazy on rights of the criminals, rather than their victims.

 

[Niner]

Unfortunately I can't access that link you gave up thread @cybervampira - hate to ask - but could you check & see if anything new?

TIA!

 

[cybervampira]

Unfortunately I can't access that link you gave up thread @cybervampira - hate to ask - but could you check & see if anything new?

TIA!

I can only access the jail roster. No court date mentioned there.

 

[Niner]

Thank you for checking! Much appreciated.

Wish there was just ONE site you can go to & look up cases....

 

[katydid23]

Why would anyone let someone like this take care of a baby?

And now, motion to suppress evidence because deputies may not have read this guy his rights?! How about exigent circumstances? Meaning where the heck is the baby?! Buried? Seriously.

We have gone crazy on rights of the criminals, rather than their victims.

Thank You...UGH....so freakin frustrating. Obviously the officers were urgently trying to find a missing baby, who happened to be buried alive in the woods. but now the courts will let this guy potentially walk free because of an oversight ?

 

[Niner]

Oregon man pleads guilty to leaving baby in Montana woods

February 5th:

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) - An Oregon man has pleaded guilty to charges alleging he abandoned a 5-month-old baby under a pile of debris in the woods of western Montana.

The Missoulian reports 32-year-old Francis Carlton Crowley, of Portland, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Missoula District Court to criminal endangerment and child criminal endangerment.

He pleaded no contest to an assault on a child charge.
[.....]
Crowley is scheduled to be sentenced on March 12.

 

[Niner]

Tuesday, March 12th:
*Sentencing - MT – 5 mos old baby boy (July 7, 2018, Missoula County; found alive in woods after 9 hours) – *Francis Carlton Crowley (32) arrested & charged (7/7/18) & arraigned (7/25/18) with felony assault on a minor & felony criminal endangerment & additional charges will follow. Plead not guilty. $200K bond. Baby was left in his care on Sat. 7/7/18; says he was in a car crash & LE found the car in the woods & followed a trail of items scattered (baby formula, diaper bag) & followed a game trail where they heard the baby.
He is a fugitive from Oregon-was under post-prison supervision for several counts of burglary & 1 count of criminal mischief & was previously arrested in Missoula, but Oregon decided not to extradite him & he was released. Crowley's infant nephew and the boy's mother, Crowley's sister, were reported missing from Clackamas County in June to Oregon State Police. A social media campaign to find the pair reported they were located weeks before the crash. The baby found in Montana is the same age and shares the same initials as Crowley's nephew. Crowley faces a misdemeanor charge in Multnomah County of fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer in March. He didn't attend a subsequent court hearing, and a judge issued a warrant for his arrest. The warrant remains active.
2/5/19 Update: Plead guilty to all charges. Sentencing on 3/12/19.