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POLSON — A Polson woman was sentenced at District Court in Polson on March 24 to the Montana State Women’s Prison for 30 years with 20 years suspended for running over and killing another woman on Halloween. Sharon Lynn Whitworth, 56, pleaded guilty to one count of vehicular homicide while under the influence on Feb. 3. Prosecutor James Lapotka was asking for 20 years prison with 10 years suspended, while the defense was seeking 15 years with 10 years suspended. According to court records, on Oct. 31, 2021, Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy Jim Atkins responded to a report of a vehicle versus pedestrian on Huckleberry Lane southeast of Polson. Upon arriving, Deputy Atkins di...
MISSOULA — A Pablo man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine and heroin in the Lake County community was sentenced on March 17 to six years and six months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said. Keith Charles Baylor, 35, pleaded guilty...
POLSON — A St. Ignatius man’s pre-trial turnaround of behavior may have spared him prison time. Charles Henry “Pete” Zeiler, 45, was sentenced at District Court in Polson March 16 to the Lake County jail for six months, each of two counts of misdemeanor solicitation of violation of an...
POLSON — A Polson man has admitted to assaulting a police officer. Kai Earl Skov, 50, entered a plea of guilty at District Court in Polson on March 9 to felony assault on a peace or judicial officer. According to charging documents, on Jan. 4, Lake County emergency dispatcher’s requested Polso...
POLSON — A Ronan man who was accused of head butting a Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy pleaded guilty at District Court in Polson on March 9 to felony assault on a peace or judicial officer. Clint Headdress Irvine, 30, was charged with assaulting Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy Paul Jernigan o...
POLSON — A St. Ignatius man is accused of leading law enforcement on a pursuit in May of last year. Stacey Edward Stevens, 47, entered a plea of not guilty at District Court in Polson on March 10 to felony charges of criminal endangerment and criminal possession of dangerous drugs. According to cour...
POLSON — A former Lake County man who was designated a tier three sex offender was sentenced at District Court in Polson March 3, to 38 years in the Montana State Prison with 20 years suspended for violating parole stemming from a rape conviction in 2009. James Dean Brown, 29, admitted to viol...
POLSON — An Elmo man has been found guilty of rape by way of a plea agreement. Tristan Tesh Palouse George, 22, entered a “no contest” plea at District Court in Polson Feb. 24 to sexual intercourse without consent. In a “no contest” plea, a defendant concedes the case based on t...
News from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office POLSON — On Feb. 23 at around 7 p.m., three inmates in the Lake County Detention Center intentionally damaged a bunk in one of the cell blocks. While causing this damage, one of the inmates sustained a minor cut to his head and was transported to th...
POLSON — A Ronan man who has five prior convictions for DUIs was sentenced at District in Polson Feb. 10 for DUI number six. Judge Deborah “Kim” Christopher sentenced Earl Matt Jr., 47, to the Montana Department of Corrections for five years with all but two days jail time suspended. Acc...
