Articles with the Tag: Crime
A St. Ignatius man has tentatively resolved four separate criminal cases against him by pleading guilty to charges from two of the cases as part of a deal that dismisses the other two. Shonko Christy-Lacounte, 23, pled guilty at District Court in Polson on Aug. 11 to felony charges of criminal endangermen...
A Polson man was sentenced at District Court in Polson on Aug. 11 to 10 years under the supervision of the director of the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services after being convicted of aggravated assault. Harley Gene Press, 26, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in District Court on No...
News from the Montana Department of Justice MISSOULA — Justin Douglas Lampke, 47, of St. Ignatius, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison, followed by 15 years of supervised release, for transporting child pornography and for failure to register as a sex offender, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif M....
A Polson man is facing what prosecutors say could be his fifth driving while under the influence conviction. Richard Sherm, 57, entered a plea of not guilty at District Court in Polson on July 28 to felony DUI and misdemeanor counts of failure to use a seat belt, disorderly conduct, driving with a revoked or...
District Judge James Manley has rejected a plea agreement that would have resulted in a Polson man being committed to the Montana Department of Corrections for a total of 10 years with five years suspended on a series of vehicle thefts and a burglary. Kyro Antonio Swimmer, 22, entered a plea of guilty at ...
A Billings man is facing two separate felony matters in Lake County. Shaun David Robertson, 35, entered a plea of not guilty at District Court in Polson on July 29 to what would be his sixth driving while under the influence conviction. He also entered a not guilty plea to felony partner or family assault. ...
A Polson man who took his girlfriend hostage during an armed standoff with police is facing a jury trial in December on charges stemming from the incident. Edward Dale Hardy, 63, entered a not guilty plea at District Court in Polson on July 29 to felony charges of kidnapping, assault with a weapon and cri...
A St. Ignatius woman has admitted to causing a traffic accident that killed another motorist. Darlene Lesage, 67, pleaded guilty at District Court in Polson on July 15 to vehicular homicide while under the influence. The plea was entered as part of an agreement that calls for Lesage being sentenced ...
A Polson man was sentenced at District Court in Polson on July 14 to eight years in the Montana State Prison with none of that time suspended on theft and criminal mischief charges. Kenneth Charles Gieber, 23, entered a plea of guilty on May 19 to felony charges of theft and criminal mischief. The plea wa...
A Kalispell man is accused of kicking two law enforcement officers while being placed under arrest. Arsenio Savionlouis Zanca, 31, entered a plea of not guilty at District Court in Polson on July 15 to assaulting a peace officer. According to court records, at about midnight on June 20, Mission Poli...
