A 65-year-old woman charged in connection with a Park County man's death earlier this year was rearrested Monday after Park County authorities say she violated the conditions of her pretrial release. Ann Brooks was taken into custody Monday afternoon on one count of misdemeanor criminal contempt, according to Park County Sheriff Tad Dykstra.
Brooks faces charges stemming from the death of a Park County man in a case that dates to earlier in 2026. The specific circumstances of the underlying death and the original charges against Brooks were not detailed in the sheriff's Monday statement. Criminal contempt charges in a pretrial context typically arise when a defendant is found to have violated a court order governing their behavior or movements while released pending trial.
Park County is located in south-central Montana, with Livingston as its county seat. The case is being prosecuted in the Sixth Judicial District. A hearing on the contempt charge had not been publicly scheduled as of Monday.