Articles with the Tag: Courts
POLSON – Daniel Olin Rosa, 32, of Charlo, was scheduled to be sentenced for drug possession but didn’t show up to court and now faces bigger problems. Rosa had a plea agreement that called for a three-year commitment to the Department of Corrections. The plea would have dismissed a crimi...
POLSON – A St. Ignatius man and woman are facing charges related to the theft of $14,000 in cash and checks and several cartons of cigarettes from Rod’s Harvest Foods in St. Ignatius on Nov. 12, 2016. Joshua Louis Durglo, 23, was charged theft, burglary and possession of illegal drugs, a...
Justice of the Peace Randal L. Owens dealt with the following cases from June 16-29: The following individuals were found guilty of speeding: David Dwayne Neal , 37, fined $20; Louis Carmichael III , 44, fined $20; Laurie Lee Caldr , 25, fined $20; Arthur George Picou , 38, fined $105; Sarah Grace Ne...
Judge James A. Manley sentenced the following people on June 28: Nathan Taylor Wise , 29, of Arlee, was given a deferred four-year sentence for arson. A charge of criminal endangerment was dismissed as part of a plea agreement. He was ordered to complete 40 hours of counseling. Wise was charged after a t...
She thought he would make it. He knew a relapse would cost him his four-year-old daughter and again and again he would tell Judy Kelly, “I love her more than anything else in the world.” Ultimately, he went back to using meth and lost custody. “I believe that he was tel...
POLSON – A 53-year-old man with 10 DUIs was sentenced to 10 years in the Montana State Prison last week for violating his probation. Harlan Gerald Vaska of Missoula was sentenced by Judge Kim Christopher. Prosecuting attorney James Lapotka said Vaska was cited for engaging in a bar fi...
POLSON – A 29-year-old Ronan man was sentenced last week to 20 years in the Montana State Prison with 15 suspended for sexual assault of a three-year-old girl. Christopher Cox initially said he saw a 13-year-old committing the crime in November 2015, and later said he wasn’t sure but eve...
POLSON – The father of a 3-year-old boy who was killed on Thanksgiving Day last year has sued the young man who took responsibility for the child’s death. Phillip Shourds Sr. and the estate of Phillip Shourds Jr. filed suit on May 26 in Lake County District Court and alleged that Chasen ...
By Caleb M. Soptelean/Valley Journal POLSON – For the third time since 2011, Vaughn David James has defeated a rape charge. James, 44, of Polson, won at trial last week when a 9-woman, 3-man jury voted 10-2 in favor of conviction, resulting in a hung jury and a mistrial. Jury trials require...
POLSON – A 41-year-old man faces charges of aggravated burglary, theft and misdemeanor criminal mischief for allegedly stealing a vehicle and iPhone from an area residence. Robert James Matt, city unknown, was arrested following a traffic stop in Ronan on Feb. 10 after he allegedly used an axe...
