Abuse charges dismissed with prejudice
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POLSON — The Lake County Attorney’s office dismissed child abuse charges against Homer Lyle Colman, of Arlee, on Feb. 16, 2021.
Colman, 68, had pled not guilty to the crimes during an arraignment hearing at District Court in Polson on Dec. 10, 2020.
Charges stem from an April 2019 report made to the Child Protection Hotline for alleged abuse of a 7-year-old.
However, in the state’s motion to dismiss, filed Feb. 8, 2021, prosecutor Ben Anciaux said the state was dismissing the case “based on the fact that the mother of the alleged victim told the state that neither she nor the (alleged) victim will voluntarily cooperate with the prosecution of this matter.”
The case was dismissed with prejudice, meaning charges were dropped completely and permanently and the state cannot refile charges.
