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POLSON — A Polson man has admitted to his involvement with a camper that caught fire last May. Samuel Aaron Mahkuk, 31, entered a no contest plea to the amended charge of felony criminal endangerment at District Court in Polson on Oct. 28. Mahkuk was initially facing one count of felony arson. Mahkuk’s attorney, Britt Cotter of Polson, explained to the court that both the defense and the state’s expert fire investigators could not find “any direct evidence” the fire was caused by arson. According to court records, on May 29, Polson Police and Polson Fire were paged out to a report of a camper on fire. At the scene, witnesses told police that Mahkuk was the s...
POLSON — A Ronan man was committed to the Montana Department of Corrections for 20 years with 15 years suspended for dealing heroin. Jose Anders Gonzalez, 30, entered a plea of guilty at District Court in Polson on Sept. 9 to one felony count of criminal possession with intent to distribute. The guilty...
POLSON — A St. Ignatius man was committed to the Montana Department of Corrections for a total of six years and three months with five years suspended on a burglary charge. Judge James Manley announced the term during a sentencing hearing at District Court in Polson on Oct. 27. Alex Patrick Finley S...
POLSON — A Hot Springs man is accused of leading police on a pursuit in the St. Ignatius area in early October. Daryl Able McDougal, 22, entered a plea of not guilty at District Court in Polson on Oct. 28 to felony criminal endangerment. According to court records, on Oct. 9, St. Ignatius Police Off...
POLSON — A St. Ignatius man was sentenced to six months in jail with all but 40 days suspended for misdemeanor DUI. Stephen John Walters, 35, was initially facing an additional charge of felony criminal endangerment, but that charge was dismissed as part of a plea agreement. According to court re...
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POLSON — An Arlee man admitted to his part in causing a traffic crash that injured three others. Jacob Riley Santos, 32, entered a plea of guilty at District Court in Polson on Oct. 7 to felony criminal endangerment. According to court records, on March 20, just before noon, Montana Highway Patrol T...
POLSON — A Polson man who was involved in an armed stand-off with police and caused the residents of a trailer court to evacuate their homes, has entered a plea agreement that could resolve most of the criminal matters stemming from the incident. Edward Dale Hardy, 63, entered a plea of guilty at Distr...
POLSON — A Charlo man, who was accused of threatening the mother of his child and her fiance with a gun, admitted to some of the allegations against him. Stoney Randal Corcoran, 51, pled guilty at District Court in Polson Sept. 30 to felony charges of criminal endangerment, assault on a peace or jud...
A Charlo man is facing three separate criminal cases in Lake County, all involving drug possession charges. Josiah Ray Senecal, 28, entered a plea of not guilty at District Court in Polson on Sept. 29 to five counts of criminal possession of dangerous drugs. According to court records, on April 18, 2018, ...
