Libby’s Police Commission will hold a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. tonight to review a letter from city police chief Cody Ercanbrack’s attorney regarding an appeal for being laid off for an extended period.

The meeting will be held in council chambers at city hall.

Ercanbrack, 35, is facing three separate charges, all misdemeanors. They include two counts of official misconduct, theft and obstruction of a peace officer or other public servant. Missoula attorney Lance Jasper is representing Ercanbrack in the matter.

Ercanbrack’s initial appearance in the Lincoln County Courthouse courtroom was set for Nov. 4, but continued until 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2.

Ercanbrack was hired in 2023 and sworn in May 3 of the same year.

Ercanbrack has been on paid administrative leave for the majority of 2026. He was first placed on leave March 4 following his involvement in the officer-involved shooting of Aaron Jeffrey Graham south of Libby at a camper trailer on Libby Creek Road. Ercanbrack, along with other officers involved in the incident, were eventually cleared of any wrong-doing following an investigation by the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office. Lincoln County Attorney Marcia Boris and Valley County Attorney Dylan J. Jensen, brought in after Boris sought an additional independent review, both determined the shooting was justified. 

Ercanbrack returned to work on May 18 before being placed on paid administrative leave again on June 12. That status has not changed.

In the charging document, county Attorney Marcia Boris alleges that between Oct. 15, 2024, and June 10, 2026, Ercanbrack misappropriated money by depositing donated funds intended for the Libby Police Department into a non-municipal account which he had control of and was not overseen by the city officials. In addition, he is accused of using funds which did not belong to him for personal use.

In the theft charge, Ercanbrack is accused of purposely gaining control of another’s property and knowingly using, concealing or abandoning it in a manner that deprived the owner of the property.

In the obstruction charge, Ercanbrack is accused of making untruthful statements to agent Don Guiberson of the Montana Department of Justice, Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), during an interview regarding misappropriation of funds.