Suspect in Kalispell chase given suspended sentences

A man accused of leading authorities on a chase through downtown Kalispell in February received a trio of suspended sentences in Flathead County District Court in late November.

Judge Heidi Ulbricht handed down a suspended five-year sentence to Bryan Patrick Doyle, 40, of Kalispell for felony criminal endangerment Nov. 30. He also received a suspended six-month sentence for misdemeanor assault and a one-year sentence with all but seven days suspended for misdemeanor driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, second offense. Ulbricht gave Doyle seven days credit on the latter sentence and 19 days overall for time served. 

Doyle initially faced a felony assault on a peace officer count following his Feb. 4 arrest, but prosecutors amended the charges as part of a plea deal struck in October. They also recommended the suspended sentences, which are to run alongside a sentence Doyle is serving out of Missoula County, as per the terms of the agreement.