Murder trial delayed

The trial has been continued until this fall for a Creston man accused of killing his father and brother, then holding six people hostage.

Attorney Vicki Frazier, who represents Justin Ray Calbick, said the defense is still waiting for crime lab results and other findings before moving forward.

“It’s a big case and we don’t have all the evidence yet,” she said.

Calbick’s next hearing is scheduled for Aug. 18, with a trial set for Sept. 27.

Calbick, 30, has been charged with two counts of deliberate homicide for allegedly shooting to death 60-year-old Donald Calbick and 38-year-old Stacey Calbick.

Afterward, he allegedly entered a house a half a mile away and forced his estranged wife to bind her father and her friend with duct tape before he bound her, then held them at gunpoint. Three young children, who were not bound, also were in the house at the time.

For that incident, he is charged with kidnapping, aggravated burglary and assault with a weapon.

Justin Calbick also faces charges of sexual intercourse without consent and partner or family member assault from a separate incident.

He pleaded not guilty to all charges on Feb. 4.

According to court documents, Calbick admitted to the double homicide during questioning.

The bodies of Donald and Stacey Calbick were found Jan. 28 in Donald Calbick’s Mennonite Church Road home. Each man apparently died from a single gunshot to the head. 

Authorities believe the fatal shootings occurred sometime before the alleged kidnapping situation the night of Jan. 27.

Flathead County Sheriff’s deputies later arrested Justin Calbick without incident.

Reporter Melissa Weaver may be reached at 758-4441 or by e-mail at mweaver@dailyinterlake.com.