MIKE CALDWELL

for Custer County Attorney 2026

Custer County Public Records

Custer County's Falling Prosecution Caseload

Five Years  •  Four Counties  •  April 2026

The following public information has been gathered and is available online through the official Montana Judicial Branch website at https://courts.mt.gov.

These are the combined criminal felony cases across four counties spanning the past five years. Each yearly sum includes revocations of probation. Five years’ worth of data for four counties are presented to illustrate falling criminal prosecution rates within Custer County.

County Comparison

Cases Filed by Year

The tables below present the same five-year public filing data for Dawson, Richland, Rosebud and Custer counties.

Dawson County

Cases Filed by Year

20212022202320242025
866273126122

In 2025, Dawson had a full-time County Attorney, a full-time Deputy, and another full-time deputy hired halfway through the year.

Richland County

Cases Filed by Year

20212022202320242025
134134137138124

In 2025, Richland had a full-time County Attorney and a full-time Deputy.

Rosebud County

Cases Filed by Year

20212022202320242025
6767797561

In 2025, Rosebud had a full-time County Attorney and no Deputy.

Custer County

Cases Filed by Year

20212022202320242025
9688766544

In 2025, Custer County had a full-time County Attorney, a full-time Deputy (starting in March), and an additional full-time Deputy sworn in by October.

Mike Caldwell for Custer County Attorney

Effective Prosecution & Fiscal Accountability

Campaign Statement  •  April 11, 2026

In 2026, as of April 11, the Custer County Attorney’s office is on track to have lower cases than they did in 2025. The goal seems to be to spend as much money as possible to accomplish as little as possible. Each of the three other counties County Attorney’s filed more cases personally than the Custer County Attorney’s entire office.

Crime in Custer County has not been cut in half in the last five years. Crimes are not being charged and punished. Entire categories of crimes are not being charged.

Only two categories of crimes are being charged: Crimes where law enforcement make an arrest, Driving Under the Influence for example, or crimes that are from before the current County Attorney’s tenure and are 4 to 12 years old. Current cases involving drugs, child abuse, sexual assault, and others are being ignored.

I have much more information on the crimes being charged and the crimes being ignored in Custer County that will be on this website over the summer. It is all public information and can be obtained through the Clerk of Courts Office or online through the Montana Judicial Branch.

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