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Dean Randolph Jess

Case from Billings, MT dated Jul 05, 2014

Victim Details

Dean Randolph

Male

White / Caucasian

Billings

MT

2014-07-05

42

Dean

Randolph Jess

07/05/2026

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Dean Randolph Jess, a 42-year-old White male, died on July 5, 2013 after a confrontation with law enforcement in Billings, Montana, several days after escaping from the Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge. Jess had been serving a lengthy prison sentence stemming from convictions in Park County that included a sex crime and failure to register as a sex offender. Authorities said he had previously been convicted of rape in Washington state and had been sentenced in Montana to decades behind bars. W ...
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  • The Billings Gazette: Coroner's jury: Sheriff's Lt. justified in July shooting death of fugitive
  • Dean Randolph, age 42 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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