Suspect in mischief, theft cases picks up bail jumping charge

Prosecutors have filed a bail jumping charge against a 21-year-old accused of stealing a dirt bike from a Kalispell repair shop in February and later breaking into a U.S. 2 garden center after he skipped out on a hearing in Flathead County District Court. 

Asher Alan McAlpine-Dixon of Kalispell was expected to appear before Judge Dan Wilson on Oct. 17 for a scheduled pretrial conference in his theft case, but never showed up, court records indicated. At the request of Deputy County Attorney Larissa Malloy, Wilson issued a bench warrant for McAlpine-Dixon’s arrest, setting bail at $5,000. 

Malloy filed the felony bail jumping charge against McAlpine-Dixon that same day, writing in an affidavit that he was released from custody on Sept. 8, but required to make all court appearances and remain in contact with his defense attorney.