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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 as part of a plea agreement that will dismiss one count of theft and one count of criminal mischief. According to court records, on Nov. 7, 2022, an employee of the Depoe Junction was reviewing surveillance video of the shop from Oct. 21, 2022, when he noticed images of Simmons stealing chainsaws. Simmons also pleaded guilty to burglarizing the Finley Point Grill on Jan. 5. In that b...
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...
POLSON — A Kalispell man admitted to assaulting two women on separate occasions. Douglas James Perkins, 34, entered a plea of guilty to two felony counts of partner or family member assault at Polson District Court on Feb. 1. According to court records, on Sept. 15, 2022, law enforcement in Kalispel...
POLSON — A Spokane man admitted to bringing fentanyl into Lake County for distribution. Thomas Bradley Torngren, 45, entered a plea of guilty in Polson District Court Feb. 1 to criminal possession with intent to distribute. The guilty plea was entered as part of a plea agreement that will dismiss at se...
POLSON — The imposition of sentencing was deferred for a total of 15 years for a Ronan man accused of stealing multiple vehicles and possessing drugs. Ruben Daniel Cutfinger, 32, pleaded guilty during an earlier court appearance to two counts of theft, criminal mischief and criminal endangerment. The p...
News from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Monta na BILLINGS — U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich announced on Jan. 25 that the District of Montana collected $6,579,202 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2022. Of this amount, $5,558,568 was collected in criminal actions and $1,020...
POLSON — A Spokane, Washington man was committed at District Court in Polson on Jan. 18 to five years with the Montana Department of Corrections with none of that time suspended on each of two counts of felony criminal possession of dangerous drugs. According to court records on July 29, Thomas Labi...
POLSON — An Elmo man was committed at District Court in Polson on Jan. 18 to the Montana Department of Corrections for six years with four years suspended for felony burglary. Trevor Gardipe, 26, was also committed to the DOC for five years with three years suspended for felony intimidation. Gardipe pl...
POLSON — It took a Lake County jury about 30 minutes to find a St. Ignatius woman guilty of exploitation of elder or disabled person. The trial for Shaylynn Jamie Reid, 26, began in Polson’s District Court on Monday, Jan. 9, and ended the following morning with the guilty verdict being delivered ...
POLSON — A sentencing date of March 2 has been set for an Arlee man convicted of dealing heroin in Lake County. Peter Alexander McCay, 36, entered a plea of guilty at District Court in Polson on Jan. 5 to criminal possession with intent to distribute. The plea agreement calls for the state and defense ...
