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POLSON — A Dixon man was committed in Polson District Court on March 22 to the Montana Department of Corrections for 10 years with five years suspended on one count of criminal endangerment. Randall Everett Rasmussen, 37, pleaded guilty to the charge during an earlier court appearance. In exchange for his guilty plea to criminal endangerment, prosecutors agreed to dismiss one count of criminal possession of dangerous drugs. According to court records, on March 20, 2022, law enforcement observed a wanted person in the back of a Lexus that pulled out of a residence on Jocko Road. The law enforcement officer attempted a traffic stop on the Lexus, but it took off with speeds reaching u...
POLSON — A Kalispell man was committed in Polson District Court on March 22 to the Montana Department of Corrections for a total of 10 years with five years suspended. Douglas James Perkins, 34, pleaded guilty to two felony counts of partner or family member assault during a change of plea hearing held...
POLSON — An Anaconda man admitted to stealing a car that had several firearms in it. Randy Joel Heppler, 33, entered a plea of guilty in Polson District Court on March 6 to felony theft. He also pleaded guilty to an unrelated drug possession charge. According to court records, On Dec. 5, 2022, a man...
POLSON — A Missoula man admitted to dealing drugs in Lake County which led to a classic pick-up being seized. Samuel Alvin Darling, 48, entered a plea of guilty to one count criminal possession with intent to distribute and one count of use or possession of property, subject to criminal forfeiture, in ...
POLSON — A Polson man, awaiting sentencing on a felony count of partner or family member assault (PFMA), gained two more PFMA charges and will be sentenced on two of the three charges in May. Shawn Salisbury, 46, entered a plea of guilty to two counts of partner or family member assault. Accordin...
POLSON — A Spokane woman was committed in Polson District Court on March 2 to 10 years with the Montana Department of Corrections with five years suspended on one count of criminal possession with intent to distribute. The sentence for Taucia Lee Lucas, 37, was in accordance with a plea agreement reach...
POLSON — A Ronan man with two prior convictions for partner or family member assault (PFMA) now has a third conviction of the same. Gonzalo J. Aguilar, 37, entered a plea of guilty to felony PFMA, third or subsequent during a change of plea hearing in Polson’s District Court on Feb. 22. Accord...
POLSON — A Great Falls woman was committed to the Montana Department of Corrections for three years with none of that time suspended for her involvement in a fight with detention staff at the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal jail. The sentence was handed down by Polson Judge Molly Owen ...
POLSON — A sentencing date of March 29 has been set for a Polson man accused of two separate burglaries. Michael Leroy Simmons Jr., 36, entered a plea of guilty at District Court in Polson on Feb. 8 to two counts of burglary, one count theft and criminal possession, all felonies. The pleas were entered...
POLSON — A Spokane woman was committed in Polson’s District Court to 10 years with the Montana Department of Corrections with five years suspended for bringing fentanyl into Lake County. Amanda Jean Brockie, 51, entered a plea of guilty to criminal possession with intent to distribute during a co...