Dodson Man Arrested for 1984 Homicide

The following press release was sent to the Phillips County News from Phillips County Sheriff Jerry Lytle on Thursday afternoon.

On Thursday, June 6, 2024, members of the Phillips County Sheriff’s Office along with Probation & Parole, the Montana Department of Justice Division of Criminal lnvestigation, and the Montana Highway Patrol assisted a Texas Ranger in the service of an arrest warrant out of Texas for a homicide which took place in 1984.

Dodson resident Gordon Parsons was taken into custody without incident shortly after 11 a.m. at the Phillips County Courthouse. He will be held on $2,000,000 bond pending an extradition hearing. There was no danger to the public during the service of the arrest warrant.