Courts
District Judge James Manley has rejected a plea agreement that would have resulted in a Polson man being committed to the Montana Department of Corrections for a total of 10 years with five years suspended on a series of vehicle thefts and a burglary. Kyro Antonio Swimmer, 22, entered a plea of guilty at District Court in Polson on Aug. 12, 2020, to one count of burglary for breaking into the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ forestry building in Ronan on Nov. 29, 2019, and aiding in the theft of two chainsaws. He pled guilty to stealing a red Chevy Cruz on Oct. 3, 2018. He also pled guilty to the theft of a Chevy truck on Jan. 3, 2020; criminal mischief for destroy...
A Lake County man is accused of abusing his position as a store clerk to steal from his employer. Aloysius Dennis Blackcrow, 50, entered a plea of not guilty at District Court in Polson on July 29 to felony counts of theft and criminal possession of dangerous drugs. According to court records, on March...
A Billings man is facing two separate felony matters in Lake County. Shaun David Robertson, 35, entered a plea of not guilty at District Court in Polson on July 29 to what would be his sixth driving while under the influence conviction. He also entered a not guilty plea to felony partner or family assault. ...
A Polson man who took his girlfriend hostage during an armed standoff with police is facing a jury trial in December on charges stemming from the incident. Edward Dale Hardy, 63, entered a not guilty plea at District Court in Polson on July 29 to felony charges of kidnapping, assault with a weapon and cri...
A Pablo man, who was found not guilty by a Lake County jury in August 2019 of deliberate homicide, is facing a new charge. Daniel Chance Blixt, 32, entered a plea of not guilty at District Court in Polson on July 14 to one felony count of strangulation of a partner or family member. According to court rec...
A St. Ignatius woman has admitted to causing a traffic accident that killed another motorist. Darlene Lesage, 67, pleaded guilty at District Court in Polson on July 15 to vehicular homicide while under the influence. The plea was entered as part of an agreement that calls for Lesage being sentenced ...
A Polson man was sentenced at District Court in Polson on July 14 to eight years in the Montana State Prison with none of that time suspended on theft and criminal mischief charges. Kenneth Charles Gieber, 23, entered a plea of guilty on May 19 to felony charges of theft and criminal mischief. The plea wa...
A Kalispell man is accused of kicking two law enforcement officers while being placed under arrest. Arsenio Savionlouis Zanca, 31, entered a plea of not guilty at District Court in Polson on July 15 to assaulting a peace officer. According to court records, at about midnight on June 20, Mission Poli...
A Polson man is accused of assaulting his girlfriend with a shotgun and a truck. Aaron Daniel Morgan, 38, entered a plea of not guilty at District Court in Polson on July 7 to two felony counts of assault with a weapon. According to court records, on June 23, a woman called 911 to report being assaulted b...
A Pablo man is facing his sixth driving while under the influence charge after fleeing from law enforcement this past May. Curtis James Heavy Runner, 39, entered a plea of not guilty at District Court in Polson on July 8 to felony counts of criminal endangerment and DUI fourth or subsequent. According to ...
