Woods Bay assailant sought

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a man who assaulted another man near the Raven Bar in Woods Bay at about 2:15 a.m. Tuesday morning. The suspect is described as a Native American man in his early 20s, 5-foot-7, 150 pounds, with short unkempt black hair. Before law enforcement arrived on scene, the suspect took off southbound on Montana 35 toward Polson in a small white car with a loud exhaust. The suspect was accompanied by a white man and a Native American woman, both in their early 20s. The victim was taken by ambulance to Kalispell Regional Medical Center where he remains hospitalized with significant injuries. Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to call the Lake County Sheriff’s Office at (406) 883-7301.