DEER LODGE — One of the Montana State Prison inmates accused of kidnaping and attempting to sexually assault a corrections officer entered a not guilty plea in Powell County District Court Tuesday morning.
Bradley Crisman pleaded not guilty to felony charges of aggravated kidnapping and attempted sexual intercourse without consent. His alleged accomplice, Michael Spell, had his arraignment postponed because he had not spoken with his attorney before the hearing.
Crisman and Spell are accused of working together on June 8 to force a female corrections officer into a cell while Crisman allegedly tried to rape her, according to charging documents.
The female corrections officer was able to fight off Crisman and subdue him while other corrections officers quickly responded and apprehended Spell.
Spell also faces charges of aggravated kidnapping and attempted sexual intercourse without consent by accountability. Spell’s new hearing date has not been set.
Both Crisman and Spell remain in custody at Montana State Prison.
