Polson man pleads not guilty to criminal endangerment
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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 responded to a report of unsafe shooting. At the scene a nearby resident told the deputy that Fox had been yelling for the past two or three hours. The resident also claimed to have observed Fox fire a round from a sawed-off shotgun, point the gun at his residence and issue a verbal threat to kill. Fox was reportedly upset because he had recently been kicked out of his mother’s house. The mom confirmed the statements made by the concerned area resident and Fox was detained. Fox denied firing a weapon and claimed to have set off fireworks. The deputy located three shotgun shells in Fox’s front pocket.
Fox also denied having a sawed-off shotgun but later confessed to having one and directed the deputy to its location.
District Judge Deborah “Kim” Christopher set a trial date of Jan. 24. Fox remains at liberty.
