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Man keeps plea agreement made for burglary charges

A Plains man was able to keep the terms of his plea agreement, which called for imposition of sentencing being deferred on a series of charges, after having jumped bail and racked up new charges in other counties. Sentencing for Mitchell Bear Raymond, 25, was deferred for two years on one count of criminal possession of dangerous drugs. He was given credit for serving 61 days in jail. Sentencing was deferred for six years on each count of felony burglary and felony theft. These sentences will run concurrently to each other. He was given credit for serving 70 days in jail on this case. Sentencing was deferred for one year on a bail jumping charge, and he was given credit for 30 days jail ...


Counterfeit investigation leads to meth charge

A St. Ignatius man is accused of being in possession of methamphetamine when he was questioned about allegedly trying to pass counterfeit money. Charles Henry Zeiler, 44, entered a plea of not guilty at District Court in Polson on April 28 to felony criminal possession of dangerous drugs. According to cou...


Man pleads not guilty to burglary charges Man pleads not guilty to burglary charges

A Great Falls man, who was born in Polson, is accused of breaking into a residence, assaulting a woman and stealing items from her. Dominic Antonio Martinez, 29, entered a plea of not guilty at District Court in Polson on May 5 to felony charges of burglary and robbery.  In another incident, Martinez...


Suspect grazed in shooting, charges denied

A Ronan man appeared at District Court in Polson on April 28 on a number of charges, stemming from a pursuit with a Montana Highway Patrol trooper. Billy Washburn, 41, entered pleas of not guilty to assault on a peace or judicial officer, criminal endangerment and criminal mischief, all felonies. Accor...


Gas station incident ends in assault charges

 A Ronan man is accused of carrying out an unprovoked attack against another man at a gas station in Ronan last July. Dustin James Guardipee, 38, entered a plea of not guilty at District Court in Polson on April 28 to felony aggravated assault. According to court records, on July 18, 2020, Ronan p...


Three charges answered: not guilty

A Pablo woman is facing three trials in November that stem from three separate criminal matters. Shanice Annalyn Miles, 20, entered pleas of not guilty at District Court in Polson on April 15 to felony charges of theft, criminal endangerment and burglary. According to court records, she was caught in poss...


Wreck injures several people Wreck injures several people

A Charlo woman admitted to being under the influence of alcohol when she caused a fiery car wreck that seriously injured other people and scorched the pavement of U.S. Highway 93 near Eagle Pass Trail this past August. Stacy Leann Markus, 52, entered a plea of guilty at District Court in Polson on April 2...


Man pleads not guilty to criminal endangerment

An Arlee man is accused of driving drunk and causing a vehicle wreck. Jacob Riley Santos, 31, entered a plea of not guilty at District Court in Polson on April 22 to felony criminal endangerment. According to court records, on March 20, just before noon, Montana Highway Patrol Trooper P. Cade Thompson res...


Plea agreement suspends prison time

A Polson man was given a 20-year prison term on Thursday, April 15, for raping a minor with all that time suspended. A plea agreement was reached Jan. 7 at District Court in Polson in front of Judge Deborah “Kim” Christopher. Harlan Jay Gipe, 69, took the plea as part of an agreement that dism...


Corcoran pleads not guilty to charges carrying possibility of life in prison Corcoran pleads not guilty to charges carrying possibility of life in prison

A Charlo man could be facing the rest of his life in prison after threatening the mother of his child and her fiancé with a gun. Stoney Randal Corcoran, 50, has been charged as a persistent felony offender. He entered a plea of not guilty at District Court in Polson, on April 8, to two counts of as...


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