Lindquist sentenced for felony assault of a minor
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Kailee Lindquist
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POLSON — At District Court in Polson on Jan. 20, a St. Ignatius woman was committed to the Montana Department of Corrections for five years with none suspended on one count of felony assault on a minor. Kailee Marie Lindquist, 26, was given another five years DOC all suspended on felony partner or family assault and another year DOC all suspended for bail jumping. The pleas were entered as part of a plea agreement negotiated and filed Jan. 13.
According to records, on July 17, Lake County Child Protection Services received a report of abuse or neglect of three children at a residence in St. Ignatius. Responding officers observed a cut above the eye of the youngest child, age six. The child claimed he got the cut when his mom backhanded him in the face while wearing a ring.
During a forensic interview, the same child said his mother choked him and pinched his windpipe. The child reported the abuse happening while the family was in Great Falls, Butte, Billings and at a campsite in St. Regis. A seven-year-old sibling says their mom abused all three of them, but mostly the youngest. The oldest sibling, age nine, confirmed her sibling’s stories during the interview.
District Judge Deborah “Kim” Christopher ran the terms consecutive to each other and consecutive to another five-year DOC commitment handed down in Sanders County. The Sanders County term was for violating terms of the conditions of parole stemming from a prior burglary conviction. The judge also ordered Lindquist to have no unsupervised contact with her three children until they reach the age of 18. Lindquist was given credit for already serving 121 days in jail.
Meanwhile Lindquist’s mother, Shelley Wilkins entered a plea of not guilty at District Court in Polson earlier Jan. 20 to obstructing justice for allegedly lying to law enforcement while they were looking for Lindquist, when Lindquist was at her mother’s house in St. Ignatius Dec. 3. Judge Christopher set that case for trial May 23. Wilkins is at liberty on her own recognizance.
