Lake County District Court news for Oct. 3, 2012
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Judge C.B. McNeil dealt with the following cases Wednesday, Sept. 26:
Delicia Morigeau, 36, St. Ignatius, pleaded not guilty to assault with a weapon, a felony, and three counts of criminal possession of dangerous drugs, all felonies. An omnibus hearing was set for Wednesday, Nov. 14, and a jury trial set to begin Monday, Feb. 4. Both begin at 9 a.m.
According to court documents, the charges stem from a Sept. 16 incident where Morigeau allegedly hit a man with her car after the two had an argument about money. The man jumped to avoid going under the car, landed on the hood and slid into the windshield. Marks on the hood and indentations in the windshield were consistent with witness statements. In a search of Morigeau’s car, officers found several items of drug paraphernalia, marijuana, a suboxone pill, a hydromorphone pill, and a baggie containing methamphetamine.
Chase Kuntz, 20, St. Ignatius, in a change of plea, entered a no contest plea and admitted to arson, a felony. He was found guilty, and sentencing was set for Wednesday, Oct. 31, at 9 a.m.
According to court documents, charges stem from a June 5 incident where Kuntz allegedly purposely burned down a cabin in St. Ignatius. Kuntz’s pickup truck was located near the scene of the fire, and he confessed in an interview that he stopped by the log cabin, grabbed some paper from his truck, lit it on fire and threw the paper inside the cabin. Kuntz said he wanted to burn down the building and destroy the structure so no one could set up a meth lab in it.
Judge Deborah Kim Christopher dealt with the following cases Thursday, Sept. 27:
Jeffery Hogan, 60, Polson, had his 2003 suspended sentence for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, a felony, revoked and was sentenced to the Department of Corrections for two years.
According to court documents, Hogan violated his probation by changing his residence without notifying his probation officer; reporting to his probation officer while intoxicated; failing to provide required documentation from AA meetings; and failing to enter or complete aftercare treatment as ordered by the court.
Magic Johnson, 21, Polson, pleaded not guilty to forgery, a felony. An omnibus hearing was set for Thursday, Nov. 1, and a jury trial set to begin Tuesday, Jan. 22. Both begin at 9 a.m.
According to court documents, the charge stems from an Aug. 22 incident where Johnson allegedly forged an unathorized check on his father-in-law’s account for $2,400 to an acquaintance whom Johnson owed money. An analysis by a forensic handwriting specialist indicated that the handwritten and numerical entries on the check were written by Johnson.
Xavier Streets, 19, St. Ignatius, was sentenced to the Montana State Prison for 40 years, 20 suspended, for sexual assault, a felony. Streets is required to register as a sexual offender and is designated a Tier 1 offender. He must complete levels 1 and 2 of the sex offender treatment program before he is eligible for parole.
According to court documents, the charge stems from an August 2010 incident where detectives followed up on a report from a social services investigator, and interviewed two young girls who had been babysat by Streets. Although one girl did not disclose inappropriate contact with Streets, the other, a 5-year-old, said Streets had made her do things consistent with oral sex. In an interview where Streets’ parents were present, Streets denied the allegations but later admitted to his mother that the child was telling the truth. According to the court affidavit, one day later Streets admitted in an interview with a detective that the allegations were correct, and the incident happened on only one occasion, about a year prior. Streets also said he had given the child a sucker and told her not to tell anyone what had happened.
In a separate case, Streets was sentenced to the Department of Corrections for five years, all suspended, to run consecutive to his sentence in the sexual assault case.
According to court documents, the charge stems from an October 2011 incident where a woman reported that between Oct. 12-15, 2011, someone took a laptop computer and a Stihl chainsaw from the garage adjacent to her house. On Oct. 24, an officer spoke with a woman who had purchased a computer from Streets. The computer was identified by serial number as the stolen computer, and Streets said he had bought the computer from his cousin. Streets also later admitted he and his cousin had entered the garage and stolen a chainsaw, which they hid outside in the bushes to be retrieved later. During the burglary, Street’s cousin said this was the same place he had stolen the laptop computer.
