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Articles with the Tag: Crime

Attorneys to debate sentencing in Lozeau case

A Ronan man admitted to causing a crash that killed his passenger. Kenneth Lozeau Jr., 27, pleaded guilty, at District Court in Polson, on March 4, to felony vehicular homicide while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. According to court records, on May 23, emergency personnel responded to a rollover...

Former Polson woman receives 100 years for homicide

A former Polson woman was sentenced to 100 years in the Montana State Women’s Prison with none of that time suspended and no chance at parole. Danielle Jeanette Wood, 56, was found guilty by a Sanders County jury in January of deliberate homicide after a two-week trial. She was sentenced at District...

Michel pleads not guilty to burglary, drug charges Michel pleads not guilty to burglary, drug charges

A Lake County man is accused of breaking into private property and stealing about $8,000 worth of items and tools. Jeremiah L. Michel, 46, entered a plea of not guilty at District Court in Polson on Feb. 25 to felony counts of burglary and criminal possession of dangerous drugs. According to court records...

Sentence recommendation rejected

District Judge James Manley has rejected a 10-year suspended sentence recommendation for an alleged heroin dealer.  Lolanda Lou Sorrel-Buck, 48, was allowed to withdraw her guilty plea to one count of felony criminal possession of dangerous drugs with intent to distribute. Sorrel-Buck pleaded guilty ...

Man pleads not guilty to DUI

A Kalispell man is accused of a fourth driving while under the influence charge after being slumped over behind the wheel of his car at 5:30 a.m. Trey Chandler Grilley, 27, entered a plea of not guilty at District Court in Polson on Feb. 25 to what court records show would be his fourth DUI. According ...

Stolen packages suspect arrested, charged Stolen packages suspect arrested, charged

A Polson man, who was committed to 20 years with the Montana Department of Corrections with 16 years suspended on a burglary charge in 2019, is now accused of stealing packages delivered this past December while driving a stolen Jeep. An arraignment hearing for Kenneth Charles Gieber, 23, is set for March...

Second woman convicted in robbery case

An Elmo woman was sentenced at District Court in Polson on Feb. 17 to the Montana State Women’s Prison for two years with no time suspended on one count of felony robbery. D’anja Lesly Charlo, 19, entered a guilty plea to robbery by way of a plea agreement, reached on Dec. 9, that dismissed on...

Man pleads not guilty to harassment

A St. Ignatius man is accused of repeatedly harassing a Lake County woman while he was on probation for harassing another woman in Lake County in 2017. James Joseph McGuire, 38, entered a plea of not guilty in Polson District Court on Feb. 17 to 13 counts of privacy in communication. The first two counts ...

Man receives mental health support

At District Court in Polson on Feb. 10, a man was convicted of felony indecent exposure to a minor and was committed to the direction of the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services for five years with none of that time suspended.  Jonathon Dell Tifft, 29, of Polson and Hot Springs, ent...

Man pleads not guilty to theft, drug charges Man pleads not guilty to theft, drug charges

 A reduction in bond was denied for a Lake County man facing car theft and drug possession charges. Orlando M. Powell, 47, entered a plea of not guilty to charges at District Court in Polson on Feb. 11. According to court records, on Jan. 22, a Polson woman reported to Lake County emergency dispatch ...


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