Suspect in break-ins given consecutive sentences

A Kalispell man facing a slew of charges across multiple felony cases received a net five years with the state Department of Corrections late last month. 

Christopher Thomas Shannon, 23, initially faced felony burglary, criminal mischief and criminal possession of dangerous drugs charges as well as one misdemeanor count of theft in Flathead County District Court following a string of alleged break-ins across the valley in mid-May. Awaiting sentencing after striking a deal with prosecutors, Shannon was arrested again in August for allegedly shoplifting and then struggling with Kalispell Police officers. 

Prosecutors brought him up on a felony count of threats or improper influence in official matters and a misdemeanor theft charge in a separate case following the August arrest at a Kalispell grocery store.