Articles with the Tag: Courts
A 54-year-old Pablo woman has been charged in the death of her 2-year-old grandson. Lorraine Ramirez was charged with vehicular homicide while under the influence and is being held on a $125,000 bond in the Beaverhead County Jail following a one-vehicle crash that took the life of Bakersfield, Calif...
It was a perfect home for their growing family. James and Josephine Slack had purchased a small house in a rural neighborhood on Mill Road just north of Helena, Mont. The home had a big yard surrounded by mountains in the distance, ideal for the Slacks’ two young daughters and soon-to-be born son. ...
POLSON – A 23-year-old Pablo woman faces an assault with a weapon charge after she allegedly struck a woman in the face with a metal pipe on Dec. 19, 2016. According to a court document, Tabatha Nelson used an 18-inch black metal pipe to strike the nose of a woman who had complained about tras...
POLSON – A 38-year-old Pablo woman faces an assault with a weapon charge and a parole violation after she allegedly beat up a man on May 20. Dawna Mae Michel got into an argument with the man and then forced her way into a bedroom where the man was, according to a court document. Mich...
Valley Journal POLSON – A Charlo man was sentenced to three years in the Department of Corrections last week for criminal possession of dangerous drugs. Daniel Olin Rosa, 32, was sentenced by Judge James A. Manley as part of a plea agreement. Rosa originally faced a possession with intent to dist...
POLSON – A 54-year-old Dixon man who sent well over 700 threatening and lewd emails to a former girlfriend was given an eight-year suspended sentence last week. Charles Theis of Dixon pleaded guilty to four counts of violating privacy in communications. A stalking charge and 57 privacy in communicat...
The courtroom exudes formality. An ornate chandelier looms in the space over Bella Dally. Above it is the intricately detailed ceiling of Judge John Larson’s court. For Dally, this intimidating room with its gold columns and rich wood is a place where she feels welcomed and respected. ...
POLSON – They finally got their man. The Lake County Attorney’s Office won a rape trial last week when a seven-man, five-woman jury voted unanimously to convict Vaughn James. James, 44, had defeated a rape charge at a June 12-14 trial when the jury split 10-2 in favor of conviction. That wa...
POLSON – A district court case in which a married couple is charged with stealing more than $28,000 worth of coins and precious metals moved forward last week. Crystal Lynn Waugh, 28, and Michael Paul Furbush, 27, were charged last October with felony theft after they allegedly stole the goods...
Lauren Pope struggled with drug addiction for more than a decade. In 2013, things were so bad that she thought getting arrested would be the only way to clean up, so she stole a bottle of Worcestershire sauce from a Rosauer’s in Missoula. “I made sure that that security lady saw...
