$500K bond set for man charged in mother's stabbing death
BILLINGS (AP) — Bond was set at $500,000 for a Billings man who was charged with stabbing his mother to death over the weekend and wanted to know why he couldn't plead guilty at his initial court appearance Tuesday.
Jonah Dean Bergman, 29, pleaded not guilty to deliberate homicide after first asking, "I can't just plead guilty?"
District Court Judge Jessica Fehr urged him to retain his rights and consult an attorney before entering a guilty plea...
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