Ex-husband threatens wife on Greyhound bus near Butte, Butte MT


A woman on a Greyhound bus reported her ex-husband threatened to kill her. Officers were dispatched to intercept the bus near the Butte bus depot. The threat was made by the man while on the bus. The woman was not in immediate distress and wanted to speak to an officer about the domestic situation. The incident is under investigation.
Audio|Source: Butte Silver Bow Police
07:7
Transcript:
00:00
I'll have you guys, I'll be doing this call up in just a second, but can you guys start making a way towards the interstate and try to pick up the Greyhound bus that's going to be getting off the interstate heading to the bus depot? MHP called over, sounds like we have a wife and an ex-husband that is on the bus.
00:18
The ex-husband is making comments about wanting to kill the wife.
00:23
And they are currently on the bus. They were passing Fairmont exit approximately like four to five minutes ago.
00:31
133.
00:33
137.
00:35
I'm sorry, bud.
00:38
This batch nine time, can you send 102-137?
00:41
Ready to go to break and I'll be here near the bus station in case we missed it coming off the highway.
00:48
Copy. Break 102 Dispatch.
00:52
One or two.
00:53
Did you pick up my traffic that I was giving 133?
00:56
I'm sorry. Copy, thank you.
01:01
Thank you.
01:03
I spoke with Highway Patrol. She advised that this is not an active disturbance on the bus.
01:09
It's just a male threat to harm the female when they could stop.
01:15
Copy.
01:16
Well, if we could get somebody following it, just in case it turns into something on the way over here.
01:23
Copy.
01:26
9-7-133.
01:28
Go ahead.
01:30
I'm coming down Montana, walking on the highway at Iron and sitting that turnaround spot, see if I can pick it up and I'll follow it from there.
01:38
It was at Fairmont probably about five minutes ago, so it's probably getting closed.
01:43
Okay.
01:48
Dispatch, you know how far the NAPA was out when they got that call.
01:58
Dispatch, 1-2-3. 1-23.
02:05
I believe I have the Greyhound bus turned off of Iron Street headed south on Montana. Did we get a plate for that?
02:12
Negative, we did not get a plate for that.
02:19
Was it the female that called or was it the bus driver?
02:28
It was a female. She did not sound like she was in distress.
02:32
She just wanted to speak to someone about a domestic situation.
02:36
Kelly.
02:38
But he is on the bus with her?
02:41
Preferative.
02:43
Kelly.
02:49
So I just went through, I'll be following this bus. We just turned on Front Street from Montana, headed with bus people.
02:56
So it's going to be Minnesota plate,
03:01
857,
03:03
8 Paul,
03:04
Robert Adam,
03:05
and it's bus number 2046.
03:12
On 2389-7-0.
03:14
I'm at the bus station, but wait for you right here.
03:17
Okay, wait.
03:20
Dispatch, 143, I'll be on the second floor.
03:22
Yeah.
03:27
dispatch one-three. 133.
03:29
133.
03:34
Did you talk to the complaint and did it get a four to go over to you?
03:41
It was transferred over from Anaconda and the female asked to speak to an officer about a domestic situation.
03:52
Copy GF, your number.
03:55
Mary Code (number withheld).
04:04
Copy. I'll double-check to make sure it's just the right bus. It's by to pull in the station.
04:10
And if not, I'll give her a call.
04:12
No.
04:14
Dispatch, Michael, do you have a first name on this email?
04:21
The dispatch one or two, I'll be in the area of the bus transfer station.
04:25
Copy.
04:27
Nine seven, one 24.
04:30
Go ahead.
04:33
We're just got a city center, do you want us to stop?
04:39
I think there's three of us here,
04:42
and we're probably alright for now.
04:45
Okay.
04:47
133 just much.
04:49
I would.
04:54
The number I gave you is wrong. That's for a guy who fell out of a wheelchair.
04:58
This number is going to be (number withheld) and her ex who's on the bus with her.
05:07
His name is (name withheld).
05:18
The male half is (name withheld), and he's an ex-husband.
05:25
She didn't give her name.
05:30
Okay.
05:35
I heard.
05:39
One or two, is I heard?
05:48
Affirmative.
05:54
This last month or two that, uh, same two.
06:00
Three years.
06:02
Yeah,
06:07
um. Nice, I'm just checked itinerary.
06:09
I'm not sure if he's really on the bus.
06:13
Three, zero four.
06:18
Sorry, he was garbled, but I believe you found that bus, I think it's at the bus stopping, too.
06:27
Copy.
06:28
Yeah, I had, I called County and they were gonna, you was gonna send a couple of units and then 254 was also en route.
06:36
I got you.
06:41
Sorry, I said that first name was (name withheld).
06:45
Before me.
06:51
That's one to three.
06:53
One, two, three.
06:58
The word code's for here.
07:01
Sounds like the individual she's talking about it's not even on this bus, so we're going to investigate further.
07:06
Copy.
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Near W Granite St, Butte, MT 59701
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