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Second Billings Bail Bondsman Accused in Fatal Missoula Shooting Pleads Not Guilty

Austin Mistretta denies assault charges after a fugitive recovery operation escalated to a fatal shooting; he faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.

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A Billings bail bondsman accused of threatening a man with a rifle during a fugitive recovery operation that ended in a fatal shooting has pleaded not guilty.Austin Mistretta is charged with attempted assault with a weapon in connection with the March 4 shooting death of Joshua Wykle in Missoula.Court documents detail that Mistretta got out of a Honda Pilot that was attempting to block a Saturn into a parking spot at a Town Pump on Mullan and Re…

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KPAX broke the news on Monday, March 16, 2026.
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