Man sentenced for baseball bat assault

A Flathead County man who pleaded guilty to striking another man with a baseball bat last year was sentenced recently.

Dylan Michaels Rebo, 20, received three years in the Department of Corrections from District Judge Heidi Ulbricht for assault with a weapon. Rebo will serve that time concurrently with another three-year term he received for violating a previous conviction for not registering as a violent offender.

Rebo received credit for time served of 139 days on the revocation and 115 days on the assault charge.

According to a March 14 plea agreement, Rebo pleaded guilty to assault with a weapon and admitted to violating the terms of a previous agreement, resulting in the revocation of a suspended or deferred sentence.

According to the affidavit, on April 20, 2017, a Kalispell police officer responded to 10th Street East where he met with the victim. The man said he was working on a telephone line in an adjacent alley when he saw Rebo and his girlfriend arguing. The victim said he saw Rebo kick a car and scream at his girlfriend.

The victim said he yelled at Rebo to “knock it off.”

Rebo then told the victim to mind his own business.

A little while later, the man finished his line work, got in his truck and drove around the block, parking near Rebo. The man said he said nothing, but made eye contact with Rebo, who then approached him aggressively.

The victim said Rebo tried to punch him and they began to fight. According to the court document, Rebo’s girlfriend and his mother jumped into the fight and the victim said he was struck in his midsection by a baseball bat and that Rebo had the bat at the time.

The officer saw fresh injuries on the victim that were consistent with being struck by a bat. The victim was later treated at Kalispell Regional Medical Center for his injuries.

According to police, Rebo said he was in the fight, but denied anyone swung a bat.

Rebo’s mother said the bat came from her car, but also said no one used it.

Several witnesses, however, said the bat was used as a weapon.

Reporter Scott Shindledecker may be reached at 758-4441 or sshindledecker@dailyinterlake.com.