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A Pablo man was committed to the Montana Department of Corrections for a total of seven years with five years suspended, resolving three separate cases against him in District Court at Polson on July 3. Jonathan Austin Green, 31, was charged with felony theft for allegedly stealing an Infinity model vehicle on July 18, 2018. While that case was pending, Green was arrested again in January and found to be in possession of methamphetamine and heroin and was charged with two counts of felony possession of dangerous drugs. After being released on his own recognizance, Green was the subject of a high-speed pursuit involving the theft of a 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee, parked at the Ronan Town Pum...
In an elder exploitation case, a Lake County man had his imposition of sentencing deferred for three years and was ordered to pay restitution of $10,980 to the victim. Merlyn James Snyder, 37, pled guilty to exploitation of an older person in an earlier appearance at District Court in Polson. In exchange ...
A 16-year-old Lake County girl will spend the next five years at the Five County Treatment and Youth Rehabilitation Center in St. Anthony, Idaho, for negligent homicide. Whisper Jimenez admitted to the charge in youth court on June 5, 2019, stemming from a Nov. 25, 2018, car wreck that killed her pa...
Marriages: Ander Philip Jayo and Carleen O’Brien Monte Wayne Baer and Jianyin Zhang Dale F. Dolezal and Christine G. Noel Zoe Rachel Holman and Dane Eric Gregory Tealessa Marie Strong and Keith James Jackson Bruce Dale Plouffe, Sr. and Lisa Marie Bigby Eric Lee Lamberson and Rachelle Miller Charle...
A Lake County woman has been ordered to pay $40,000 restitution as part of her sentence on burglary charges. Samantha Ness, 27, was sentenced to a total of seven years with the Montana State Department of Corrections with all of those years suspended. The sentence was handed down at District Court in Pols...
James Walter Schoonover, 50, of Pablo, has been committed to the state Department of Corrections for a total of 10 years with five years suspended as part of a plea agreement that resolves four separate cases and five felony charges. In the first case, Schoonover was facing one count of assault with a wea...
A Polson man entered a “no contest” plea at District Court in Polson on May 8 to the amended charge of criminal possession of dangerous drugs, which is a felony. Anthony “Tony” Friscia, 63, was initially charged with criminal possession with intent to distribute for allegedly...
A coroner’s inquest was held in Polson on April 29 for the death of Adriana Johnson, 17, of Charlo. Johnson was killed June 2, 2018, after she pulled off U. S. Highway 93 south of Ronan. She attempted to make a U-turn in front of Lake County Sheriff’s Deputy Corey White’s moving ve...
Marriages: Harry E. Vanbouchaute and Daniele Leigh Langan Kimberly Jean McCloud and Rick Dean McCloud James Edward Dox and Barbara Nan Debree Emma Atana Clampett and Robert Thomas Charlo Divorces: David M. Gillpatrick and Elizabeth S Gillpatrick Dennis C. Wills and Daffney M. Wills (Clairmont restor...
A Ronan man was sentenced at District Court in Polson on April 24 to 20 years in the Montana State Prison with none of that time suspended on an amended charge of aggravated assault. Keith Lee Michel Jr., 28, was initially charged with sexual assault but entered into a plea agreement on Jan. 2 that amende...
