Public Record
By Jeff Smith of Anderson Broadcasting for the Valley Journal Another person involved in the death of Cassandra Harris had their case resolved with no jail time. Julia Vaile, 18, of Missoula, was convicted of misdemeanor careless driving during a change of plea hearing at District Court in Polson on March 13. Vaile was initially facing a charge of negligent homicide. Lake County Attorney Steve Eschenbacher later filed a reduced charge of accidents involving another person or deceased person. That charge was later amended to careless driving by way of the plea agreement that calls for six months jail with all that time suspended. Vaile will also have to pay $100 for the cost of prosecu...
Marriages: Seri Nicole Smith and Dennis Fay Orr Shantelle Marie Gyzeny and Collin Shae Walker Jason Early Gohl and Orissa Shontrell Matt Michael James Fisher and Sattie Marie Whitefoot Allen David Dodson and Amanda Lynn Baker Hannah Jo Hlavac and Nicholas Bradley Ammon Cort D. Potter and Lynn M. Bradley A...
Will Benjamin Bachert, 27, of Polson, was sentenced at District Court in Polson on Feb. 28 to three years with the Montana Department of Corrections with all of that time suspended. He pled guilty to criminal endangerment in January. The charge stems from neglecting a patient with special needs in h...
A former Wolf Point man convicted of felony criminal endangerment had his imposition of sentencing deferred for three years for a charge stemming from a drunken driving incident where he went on a high-speed drive between Polson and Pablo on U.S. Highway 93. On Dec. 20, Chris Allen Myrick, 36, pled guilty...
POLSON – The Mission Valley Aquatic Center was recently ordered to pay nearly $60,000 in damages in a case involving sexual harassment. On Feb. 7, Montana Department of Labor and Industry hearing officer Chad R. Vanisko ruled on the case. Judgment was granted in favor of Tristen Flagen, a former poo...
A Polson man, convicted of criminal endangerment, had his sentence deferred for a period of three years during a sentencing hearing at District Court in Polson on Feb. 20. Daniel Joseph Wilson, 39, was accused of running a partner or family member off the road after a heated argument. The deferred s...
The following cases were heard by Judge Randall Owens in Lake County: Chris Wilcox II , 50, pleaded guilty to driving a motor vehicle while privilege to do so is suspended or revoked. He was fined $250, charged $35 in court costs and sentenced to 2 days in jail. Karlissa Lynn Allen , 44, pleaded not ...
It took a Lake County jury less than three hours of deliberations before finding a Lakeside man guilty of four of five felony charges. Dustin Hayes Knox, 42, was accused of pouring gasoline on a woman after breaking into her Lake Vista Court home on July 5, 2018. The trial began Monday, Feb. 4,...
Lake County Marriages and Divorces in January: Marriages: Shane Bradley Perry and Ashlee Layne Cheff Gina Privett Baker and David Louis Sanchez Divorces: Brandon L. Hergett and Skyla E. Perry Victoriano R. Bagaoisan and Alisa E. Bagaoisan (Williamson restored) Joseph E. Sias and Lawanda Sias Andre...
An Elmo man, Peter James Auld, 31, was committed at District Court in Polson Jan. 23 to the state Department of Corrections for three years with one year suspended on an attempted robbery charge. The sentence, handed down by Judge James Manley, followed the recommendation of a plea agreement reached...
