ANACONDA — Michael Brown, man suspected of killing four people at the Owl Bar in Anaconda on August, 1, 2025, appeared before a judge on Monday morning via Zoom from the Butte Detention Center.

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Brown was arrested at about 2 p.m. on Friday, August 8, near the Ranch Bar just south of Highway 1.

On Monday, Brown appeared in an orange jumpsuit alongside two public defenders and told the judge he did not have a job or a phone. Brown will remain at the Butte Detention Center.

Deer Lodge Judge Ken Walund set bail for Brown at $2 million dollars. There is no word yet his next court date.

OVERVIEW

WHAT : A man shot a bartender and three customers; all four died

WHERE: The Owl Bar in Anaconda

WHEN: At about 10:30 a.m. on Friday, A

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