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A Pablo woman was sentenced at District Court in Polson on Aug. 25 to the Montana Department of Corrections for a total of three years with none of that time suspended. Shanyel Lynn Strange Owl, 29, pled guilty on Feb. 5, 2020, to felony counts of criminal child endangerment and negligent vehicular assault. According to court records, on Aug. 23, 2019, Strange Owl was driving a Chrysler Concorde with her two children in the car when she left the roadway and struck a pedestrian. The pedestrian was thrown over the hood of the car and onto the roadway. Strange Owl didn’t stop and instead drove to a nearby residence. She reportedly told people at the residence that she had jus...
A Great Falls man, who was born in Polson, pled guilty at District Court in Polson on Aug. 25 to failure to register as a violent offender. Dominic Antonio Martinez, 29, was also charged with burglary and robbery but those charges are tentatively set to be dismissed as part of a plea agreement. Mart...
An Arlee man was committed, at District Court in Polson on Aug. 26, to the Montana Department of Corrections for 10 years with five years suspended on one count of felony robbery. Andrew Daniel Romas, 36, of Arlee, pled guilty to the robbery charge as part of an agreement that dismissed, at sentencing, on...
News from the Polson Police Department POLSON — In February of 2021, Linde Lambson pled guilty in federal court to one count of interstate transmission of a threat to injure after he was investigated for threatening to initiate an active shooter event in Polson. Lambson served a six-mont...
A Lake Mary Ronan man is facing a possible three-year commitment to the Montana Department of Corrections with all but 30 days jail time suspended. A District Court judge in Polson rejected a plea agreement that called for sentencing being deferred for three years. Brendan Edward Adams, 58, entered into a...
A Somers woman is facing charges stemming from a short pursuit through the streets of Polson. Brooke Anna Hovland-Burrington, 39, entered a plea of not guilty at District Court in Polson on Aug. 18, to felony charges of driving under the influence, criminal endangerment and misdemeanor charges of fleeing or ...
A St. Ignatius man has tentatively resolved four separate criminal cases against him by pleading guilty to charges from two of the cases as part of a deal that dismisses the other two. Shonko Christy-Lacounte, 23, pled guilty at District Court in Polson on Aug. 11 to felony charges of criminal endangermen...
An Arlee woman is charged with causing a fatal head-on collision on U.S. Highway 93 after fleeing a traffic stop in Polson. Shannon Sierra Haworth, 18, entered a plea of not guilty at District Court in Polson on Aug. 12 to felony vehicular homicide while under the influence. According to court re...
A Polson man was sentenced at District Court in Polson on Aug. 11 to 10 years under the supervision of the director of the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services after being convicted of aggravated assault. Harley Gene Press, 26, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in District Court on No...
News from the Montana Department of Justice MISSOULA — Justin Douglas Lampke, 47, of St. Ignatius, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison, followed by 15 years of supervised release, for transporting child pornography and for failure to register as a sex offender, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif M....
