Montana AG's office won't appeal decision in Bellesen case
With tears in her eyes, Rachel Bellesen speaks to a group of supporters gathered at Depot Park in Kalispell on Wednesday, May 26, 2021. Bellesen shot and killed her abusive ex-husband in Sanders County in October 2020 and spent nine months enduring prosecution for homicide, despite ample evidence she acted in self-defense. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Facing ample evidence she acted in self-defense, the Montana Attorney General's Office says it will not appeal a judge's decision to permanently dismiss a murder charge against a Lakeside woman who shot and killed her abusive ex-husband in Sanders County nine months ago.
Rachel Bellesen — who works as a coordinator at the Abbie Shelter for domestic violence victims in Kalispell — killed Jacob Glace near a fishing hole in Paradise on Oct...
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