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Articles with the Tag: Lake County Sheriff's Office

LCSO offers work detail program LCSO offers work detail program

POLSON —The Lake County Sheriff ’s Office recently began a work detail program. The idea is to enable those with misdemeanors to work off the jail portion of their sentences by doing community work. Such projects that have been completed since the program was implemented in early April incl...

Unique markings discovered on recovered firearms Unique markings discovered on recovered firearms

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the assistance of the public to aid an investigation regarding possibly stolen firearms. A recent drug investigation resulted in a search warrant being executed on a Lake County residence. Numerous guns were located in the residence; some are believed to b...

Unique markings discovered on recovered firearms Unique markings discovered on recovered firearms

The Lake County Sheriff's Office is requesting the assistance of the public to aid an investigation regarding possibly stolen firearms. A recent drug investigation resulted in a search warrant being executed on a Lake County residence. Numerous guns were located in the residence; some are believed to be stol...

Seese gets 40 years for killing nephew Seese gets 40 years for killing nephew

POLSON — Stephen Seese, 23, was sentenced Wednesday, Feb. 15 to 40 years in the Montana State Prison with no time suspended for his role in the death of his 18-year-old nephew, Richard Warner, in Arlee last February. Seese and his wife, Kassandra Seese, were both convicted of accountability to ...

Man charged with assault for stabbing Man charged with assault for stabbing

POLSON – A 53-year-old man faces two assault charges related to stabbing a man multiple times in the face and assaulting and threatening a detention officer. Daniel James Kenmille, who gave a Billings address but has lived in the area previously, had his bond reduced to $200,000 by Judge James A. Ma...

Emergency crews work to free crash victim Emergency crews work to free crash victim

ST. IGNATIUS – Emergency personnel used the Jaws of Life to free a female victim involved in a life threatening crash on U.S. Highway 93 at 7 a.m. on Monday. The incident occurred near mile marker 35 just before the sun started to rise. Only one person was involved in the crash. Highway Patrol Trooper ...

Child killed in hit and run

News from Lake County Sheriff PABLO — At approximately 4:10 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, Lake County Dispatch received multiple 911 calls from the Northwood Trailer Park in Pablo, reporting that a dark colored SUV had just run over a 3-year-old child, causing the child’s death. The SUV fled the...

Restitution dispute postpones sentence for St. Ignatius man Restitution dispute postpones sentence for St. Ignatius man

POLSON — The case of a man facing three charges of assault with a weapon, multiple charges of burglary, robbery and theft, possession of dangerous drugs with intent to distribute, and others, has been continued until Dec. 7. In Lake County District Court on Wednesday, Solomon Preston Bolen, 35, of S...

Murder accomplice pleads guilty Murder accomplice pleads guilty

  POLSON — A woman who helped cover up the murder of her husband’s cousin and then allegedly lived with her husband and children in the trailer for several months while the body was stuffed in a shower pleaded guilty in Judge James Manley’s Lake County District Courtroom Wednes...

Airplane falls from sky Airplane falls from sky

RONAN – Robert Christensen was flying through sunny skies southwest of Ronan in his ultra- light airplane on Friday when he started losing altitude. “(A) witness stated that Christensen was testing his plane for the first time,” Lake County Sheriff Don Bell said. After quickly losing ...


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