Lake County District Court news for Dec. 14, 2016
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Judge James A. Manley sentenced the following people Dec. 7:
Peter James Auld, 29, was sentenced to six months in the Lake County jail with all suspended for a misdemeanor theft. Auld stole a 1997 Honda Civic from a woman without her permission. According to a court document, Auld said he was walking in Washington, got tired and drove off in the car when he found that the keys were inside.
Nathan Mark Culver, 39, of Kalispell was sentenced to five years in the Department of Corrections with three suspended for possession of dangerous drugs (methamphetamine). He also was sentenced to six months in jail with all suspended for misdemeanor theft for stealing a 2001 Hyundai Tiburon on Aug. 4, 2015.
Elaina Lee Vallee-Scarborough was given a three-year deferred sentence for assault on a police officer, a felony, and six months in jail with credit for 69 days served for misdemeanor criminal mischief. She was also sentenced to six months in jail for misdemeanor assault. The latter offense, which took place on Jan. 28, was for punching a woman in the face, breaking her nose and cutting her head, which required stitches.
According to a court document, Vallee-Scarborough said the woman called her a b-- -- one too many times and tried to kick her. The injuries left the woman with a disfiguring scar and problems breathing through her nose, according to the court document.
The assault on a peace officer charge came after Vallee-Scarborough elbowed the officer while he was trying to put handcuffs on her after two witnesses said Vallee-Scarborough threw rocks at a man’s vehicle on Sixth Avenue East in Polson.
Judge Deborah Kim Christopher sentenced the following people Thursday, Dec. 8:
Gabriel Louis Shepard, 29, Missoula, had each sentence for felony forgery and criminal possession of dangerous drugs, a felony, deferred for three years per conditions outlined in the plea agreement. He was ordered to pay restitution of $2,432.43 within three years, and was credited for 97 days served.
“During those three years, as long as you’re actively working on this, your probation officer will likely work with you. But if it is clear you are doing something else, I could sentence you to Montana State Prison for five years,” Judge Christopher told Shepard. “You have to work on chemical dependency issues or there’s no way in the world this is going to work out with you … Get the tools to deal with that.”
According to court documents, on July 26, 2015, Shepard stole checks from a mailbox and later wrote and cashed numerous checks throughout Lake County. Then in October 2015, he was stopped by a Montana Highway Patrol trooper and a baggie of methamphetamine was found in his possession.
Kimberly May Teigen, 39, Ronan, for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, fourth or subsequent offense, was committed to the Department of Corrections for placement in an appropriate residential alcohol treatment facility for 13 months. She was also sentenced to DOC for three years, all suspended, to run consecutive to the 13-month commitment, and credited for three days served.
According to court documents, on June 21 a tribal officer observed a vehicle driven by Teigen crossing half over the fog line on Highway 93 south of Bouchard Road. When the officer pulled her over, the Intoxilyzer indicated her blood alcohol concentration was .242.
Conor James Hubbard, 20, Polson, in a change of plea admitted that he knowingly possessed less than 60 grams of marijuana in Lake County on Aug. 8. The court found him guilty of an amended charge of criminal possession of dangerous drugs (marijuana), a misdemeanor. He was sentenced per a plea agreement to six months deferred on conditions he spend two days in Lake County Jail and pay a $500 fine plus surcharges. Hubbard will then be on an “informal” probation.
“Chemical dependency addictions are difficult to beat,” Judge Christopher told Hubbard. “Having been lenient, you can expect the court wouldn’t be in the future … put yourself in the best place you can. It’s not easy to be your age — I get that. We’re willing to give you this one opportunity. Don’t mess this up.”
Hubbard thanked Judge Christopher.
