Senate candidate finds bag with $12,000 inside
The Associated Press | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 11 years, 3 months AGO
HELENA — U.S. Senate candidate Champ Edmunds says he found a backpack containing more than $12,000 in cash outside a Missoula church.
The Republican jokingly said his first thought was that somebody had left money for his campaign.
Edmunds found the backpack Sunday outside Journey Christian Fellowship in Missoula, where he is a deacon.
He says he called police after finding crisp $100 bills inside. The pack also contained six cellphones, an electronic tablet and forms with the name of someone with an outstanding arrest warrant.
Missoula Police Sgt. Travis Welsh says the department is searching for the backpack’s owner and trying to determine whether it’s connected to a crime.
Edmunds is seeking the GOP nomination for Senate against Rep. Steve Daines and newcomer Susan Cundiff.
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