Former Montana FBI agent convicted of stalking and obstruction

Former Montana FBI agent Ricky James Shelbourn was discovered responsible Thursday of misdemeanor costs of stalking his ex-girlfriend and obstructing the officers investigating the allegations.

His trial was held in Helena Municipal Court docket with Choose Anne Peterson presiding as a result of Justice Court docket judges recused themselves from the case. The sentencing is ready for 8:30 a.m. Dec. 14 in Municipal Court docket.

Shelbourn, who labored in Helena, was arrested on March 16, 2020. Within the affidavit, Bruce McDermott with the Montana Division of Justice Division of Felony Investigation stated Shelbourn was “obsessing about (the lady) and unwilling to let their relationship finish,” in keeping with prior information stories.

Shelbourn had dated the lady he stalked for about three years, a time the lady described to McDermott as months of “substantial emotional misery.”

After the couple broke up, Shelbourn allegedly monitored and adopted the lady round. He reportedly instructed authorities he was following the lady to guard her from one other man.

It’s unknown if Shelbourn was nonetheless working for the FBI whereas below investigation. All through the size of the case, the FBI’s Salt Lake Metropolis Area Workplace in Utah that oversees Montana’s FBI businesses wouldn’t touch upon the standing of Shelbourn’s employment, stating they couldn’t touch upon present personnel issues.

When reached this week, the Salt Lake Metropolis workplace referred questions on Shelbourn to the FBI’s Nationwide Press Workplace, which didn’t reply as of Friday.