Articles with the Tag: Crime
News from the office of Governor Steve Bullock HELENA — On Nov. 17 Governor Steve Bullock, Montana state senate member Cynthia Wolken and District Judge Ingrid Gustafson announced the start of the Justice Reinvestment Initiative in Montana, a comprehensive examination of the state’s crimi...
Tension and tears were both present in Lake County’s district courtroom Thursday morning as Desmond Mackay of Polson was sentenced to Montana State Prison for 40 years for “accidentally” killing his father-in-law, 67-year-old John Barrows, in March 2014. The sentence for mitigated homici...
POLSON — A man allegedly involved in the Oct. 7 attack on a Ronan day care provider pleaded not guilty in Lake County District Court Wednesday, Oct. 28. Francis Jackson, 31, of Arlee, entered his plea in Judge James Manley’s court in response to charges of felony assault with a weapon. He&rsqu...
POLSON — In District Court Thursday, Oct. 29, Miguel Douglas Miranda, 22, of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, changed his plea to guilty of criminal possession of dangerous drugs with intent to distribute. He is being held on $1 million bail. Court documents state that drugs were discovered June 4 when ...
POLSON — Lake County law enforcement has seven individuals in custody who are allegedly involved in a string of burglaries motivated by illegal drug use, but are warning residents to continue to be vigilant about securing their homes. The men are being held on a stockpile of charges for burglarizing...
POLSON — A woman allegedly involved in the Oct. 7 attack on a Ronan day care provider pleaded not guilty in Lake County District Court Oct. 21. Tashiana Schlensker, 21, Charlo, entered her plea in response to charges of felony assault with a weapon in Judge James Manley’s court . She’s s...
RONAN – An attack at Martha’s Mini Daycare left Martha McClure seriously injured on Oct. 7. Lake County Sheriff Don Bell said McClure was working at a daycare she owns in her Ronan home with a small staff when Francis Joseph Jackson, 31, showed up. Bell explained that it was reported tha...
POLSON — Desmond Alan Mackay, 36, appeared in District Court Judge Deborah Kim Christopher’s court on Sept. 17 and pleaded guilty to mitigated deliberate homicide in the death of John Barrows. There will be no trial, and sentencing was set for Oct. 29. The maximum sentence would be 40 years and t...
News from the Montana Board of Crime Control On Sept. 9, the Montana Board of Crime Control (MBCC) presented its 2015 Program Highlight to SAFE Harbor, a program located in Flathead Valley. The Program Highlight honors statewide or community-based criminal justice programs that merit recognition for...
POLSON — A request to reaffirm Adrian McElderry’s guilty plea and set a date for sentencing was denied in District Court Aug. 26. McElderry, 32, is accused of killing his wife, RaeLynn Charlo, 29, on Nov. 18, 2014 in their Charlo residence. He was charged with deliberate homicide, to which he ...
