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Articles with the Tag: Crime

St. Ignatius woman faces child abuse charges St. Ignatius woman faces child abuse charges

POLSON — A St. Ignatius woman is accused of abusing her children while traveling across Montana. Kailee Marie Lindquist, 26, entered a plea of not guilty at District Court in Polson on Sept. 16 to felony charges of assault on a minor and strangulation of a partner or family member. According to cour...

Polson man pleads not guilty to criminal endangerment

POLSON — A Polson man is accused of brandishing a sawed-off shotgun. David Michael Fox, 66, pled not guilty at District Court in Polson on Sept. 16 to felony charges of having a sawed-off firearm and criminal endangerment. According to court records, on July 25, a Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy ...

Lake Mary Ronan man withdraws no contest plea, opts for trial

POLSON — District Judge James Manley has allowed a Lake Mary Ronan man to withdraw his no contest plea to one count of felony criminal endangerment after he rejected a plea agreement that called for sentencing being deferred for three years. Brendan Edward Adams, 58, entered into a plea agreement at Di...

Polson man charged with murder in girlfriend’s death Polson man charged with murder in girlfriend’s death

AURORA, COLORADO — A 20-year-old man from Polson is being charged with first degree murder in the death of his girlfriend. Dakota Chinnock was arrested Sept. 5, for allegedly beating his girlfriend, Amanda Farley, 20, of Polson, to death between the evening of Sept. 4 and the morning of Sept. 5. He ...

Ronan man pleads guilty to dealing heroin

POLSON — A Ronan man has admitted to dealing heroin in Lake County. Jose Anders Gonzalez, 30, entered a plea of guilty at District Court in Polson on Sept. 9 to one felony count of criminal possession with intent to distribute. The guilty plea came as part of an agreement that will dismiss at sentencin...

Polson man sentenced for series of thefts, burgarly Polson man sentenced for series of thefts, burgarly

POLSON — A Polson man was sentenced at District Court in Polson on Sept. 8 to a total of 10 years with the Montana Department of Corrections with 6 years suspended for a series of vehicle thefts and a burglary. Kyro Antonio Swimmer, 22, pled guilty Aug. 12 to one count of burglary for breaking into ...

Ronan man sentenced for strangulation, criminal endangerment Ronan man sentenced for strangulation, criminal endangerment

POLSON — A Ronan man was committed to the Montana Department of Corrections for a total of 15 years with all but five years suspended during a sentencing hearing at District Court in Polson on Sept. 9. Bojai Dominick Grant-Schmidt, 20, pled guilty at District Court in Polson on June 17, to strangulatio...

Legislators meet with county commissioners regarding traffic, districting, other issues Legislators meet with county commissioners regarding traffic, districting, other issues

LAKE COUNTY – Four Lake County legislators met with county commissioners last Tuesday to discuss a laundry list of concerns, ranging from an over-crowded jail and traffic congestion to redistricting and frustration with the local office of the Department of Revenue.  State Senators Greg Hertz, ...

Great Falls woman pleads not guilty to extension office burglary

POLSON — A Great Falls woman is accused of breaking into the Montana State University Flathead Reservation Extension Office in Polson and an adjacent office. Crystal Gayle Hilton, 41, entered a plea of not guilty at District Court in Polson Sept. 1 to two counts of felony burglary. According to c...

Breese pleads not guilty to impersonation charge

POLSON — District Judge Deborah “Kim” Christopher set a trial date of Jan. 24, 2022, for a Polson man accused of posing as a firefighter at the Boulder 2700 fire this summer. Donald Stephen Breese, 48, entered a plea of not guilty on Aug. 26, to felony impersonating a public servant and ...


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