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POLSON — Judge James Manley, who came out of retirement to substitute for Judge Molly Owen, set a sentencing date of Sept. 6 for a man accused of shooting an elderly man’s eye out with a BB gun. Marshall Bigknife, 19, entered a plea of guilty in Polson District Court on July 19 to felony assault with a weapon. According to court records, at about 1:15 a.m. on Sept. 6, 2022, Polson Police responded to a report that a man on Main Street had an injury to his face. At the scene, Police witnessed an elderly man sleeping on a mattress in the alley off the 400 block of Main Street. The man claimed that he had been shot with a BB gun multiple times. Later, Polson Police observed a yo...
POLSON — Judge Deborah “Kim” Christopher set a sentencing date of Aug. 31 for a Polson man who admitted to assaulting his girlfriend. Tyler Preston Henifin, 24, entered a plea of guilty in Polson District Court July 13 to felony strangulation of a partner or family member and misdemeanor pa...
POLSON — Judge Molly Owen set a sentencing date of Aug. 16 for a Polson man who admitted forging a stolen check and skipping court appearances. Dillon Ganuelas Brooks, 24, entered pleas of guilty to felony charges of forgery and bail jumping. The guilty pleas came as part of a plea agreement that could...
POLSON — A Polson man may get the chance to keep a felony burglary and other crimes off his record if he can stay out of trouble for the next seven years. Matthew Christian Duncan, 28, entered into a plea agreement on June 28 for his part in a burglary at the Finley Point Grill on Jan. 5. The agreement...
POLSON — The Lake County Adult Treatment Court celebrated another round of graduations on June 22 with three participants successfully completing the program. Started by former Judge James Manley in 2016 after he realized a staggering 93% of people, he sentenced had committed crimes related to...
POLSON — A Polson man admitted to his involvement in the breaking into several storage units in Pablo and taking the contents. Nickalie Chadwick Pierre, 35, entered a plea of guilty in Polson District Court June 22 to two counts of burglary. According to court records, on April 23, 2020, the mana...
POLSON — A St. Ignatius man received five years in the Montana State Prison on one count of assault on a peace officer and another five years MSP for criminal possession of dangerous drugs. The sentences are to run concurrently. A total of four years with the Montana Department of Corrections with none...
POLSON — A pair of Flathead County men were sentenced in Polson District Court on June 14 for their involvement with the theft of an ATV. Logan Anthony Mejak, 26 and Austin Steven Bunyea, 27, admitted to stealing a Yamaha ATV. The owner of the ATV reported its theft from his Ferndale area shop on Se...
POLSON — A Browning woman was committed in Polson District Court on June 14 to the Montana Department of Corrections for a total of 10 years with five years suspended for felony theft. Alexandria Marie Armstrong, 28, pleaded guilty to two counts of felony theft during an earlier court appearance. Th...
News from the Montana Association of Counties HELENA — The Montana Association of Counties (“MACo”) filed suit on June 7 to compel Governor Greg Gianforte and Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen to fulfill their constitutional obligations and allow the Montana Legislature their lawful ...
