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Articles with the Tag: Crime

Corcoran pleads guilty to endangerment, assault, intimidation Corcoran pleads guilty to endangerment, assault, intimidation

POLSON — A Charlo man, who was accused of threatening the mother of his child and her fiance with a gun, admitted to some of the allegations against him. Stoney Randal Corcoran, 51, pled guilty at District Court in Polson Sept. 30 to felony charges of criminal endangerment, assault on a peace or jud...

Charlo man faces three criminal cases

A Charlo man is facing three separate criminal cases in Lake County, all involving drug possession charges. Josiah Ray Senecal, 28, entered a plea of not guilty at District Court in Polson on Sept. 29 to five counts of criminal possession of dangerous drugs. According to court records, on April 18, 2018, ...

Polson man pleads guilty to strangulation, protective order violation

POLSON — A Polson man has admitted to his part in strangling a woman through the rear window of a pick-up last June as well as other charges involving her. Morgan Aniba Quinones Velazquez, 48, entered a guilty plea at District Court in Polson on Sept. 22 to misdemeanor violation of a protection orde...

Columbia Falls woman ordered to pay over $78K in restitution

POLSON — A Columbia Falls woman has been ordered to pay restitution totaling $78,824.21 for her participation in possessing items she knew were stolen from storage units in the Condon Area.  Sierra Kay Fischer, 28, was convicted for crimes involving co-defendants Eugene Thomas Germain, 27; Bran...

Great Falls man sentenced for drug possession,endangerment Great Falls man  sentenced for drug  possession,endangerment

POLSON — A Great Falls man who led law enforcement from two counties on a high-speed chase on U.S. Highway 93 after he escaped from a Montana Department of Corrections program admitted to the charges related to the incident. Joseph Patrick Thomas Brown, 36, pled guilty at District Court in Polson on...

Martinez sentenced for failure to register as violent offender Martinez sentenced for failure to register as violent offender

  POLSON — A Great Falls man, with a lengthy criminal record, was committed at District Court in Polson on Sept. 22 by Judge James Manley to five years with the Montana Department of Corrections with none of that time suspended for failing to register as a violent offender.  Dominic Ant...

Manyhides pleads guilty to drug possession Manyhides pleads guilty to drug possession

POLSON — A Polson man is getting four separate drug cases dismissed for pleading guilty to a fifth. Matthew George Manyhides, 33, entered a guilty plea to felony criminal possession of dangerous drugs and a reduced charge of misdemeanor assault. The pleas were entered during a change of plea hearing at...

Gardipe pleads not guilty in machete incident

POLSON — A Big Arm man is accused of threatening two people with a machete in Pablo this past July. Junior Gardipe, 33, entered a plea of not guilty at District Court in Polson Sept. 15 to two counts of assault with a weapon and attempted robbery, all felonies. According to court records, on July 29...

St. Ignatius woman faces child abuse charges St. Ignatius woman faces child abuse charges

POLSON — A St. Ignatius woman is accused of abusing her children while traveling across Montana. Kailee Marie Lindquist, 26, entered a plea of not guilty at District Court in Polson on Sept. 16 to felony charges of assault on a minor and strangulation of a partner or family member. According to cour...

Polson man pleads not guilty to criminal endangerment

POLSON — A Polson man is accused of brandishing a sawed-off shotgun. David Michael Fox, 66, pled not guilty at District Court in Polson on Sept. 16 to felony charges of having a sawed-off firearm and criminal endangerment. According to court records, on July 25, a Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy ...


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