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Man wanted on 3 counts of homicide out of Illinois arrested in Helena after high-risk stop

Helena Police and Montana Highway Patrol officers took the suspect into custody Tuesday morning after receiving a tip that the wanted man was passing through the area.
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HELENA — Law enforcement officers arrested a man wanted on three counts of homicide out of Illinois after a high-risk felony stop in the Helena area.

At approximately 9:20 a.m., Helena Police Department officers serving as task force officers with the U.S. Marshals received information that a wanted man was traveling through the Helena area. The man was wanted on three counts of homicide out of Illinois.

Helena Police Department and Montana Highway Patrol officers conducted a high-risk felony stop and took Kelsey Simmons into custody. Simmons was the subject of the arrest warrant.

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