Sentence deferred for assault on officer

A 68-year-old Kalispell man was given a two-year deferred sentence Feb. 7 in Flathead District Court for felony assault on a peace officer.

According to a court document, Craig Stevens was arrested on March 2 for drunk driving.

While Whitefish police officers were bringing Stevens into the Flathead County Detention Center, Stevens became uncooperative.

Inside the detention center, Stevens had to be restrained, and eventually got up, forcing one of the officers to put him back on the bench. Stevens then kicked the officer in the shin. He was wearing cowboy boots at the time.

Stevens pleaded guilty.