Felon suspected in Kila machete attack

A Kila man convicted of criminal endangerment in 2022 is back in county jail after allegedly attacking another man with a machete last week.

Held with bail set at $90,000, Skylar Nathaniel Fincher, 25, faces a single felony count of assault with a weapon in Flathead County District Court following his Jan. 16 arrest. He is expected to appear before Judge Heidi Ulbricht for his Jan. 25 arraignment. 

The victim, found walking in the area of U.S. 2 and Kila Hill with a bloody cut to the side of his head, told Flathead County Sheriff’s Office deputies that Fincher struck him with a machete, according to court documents. The attack came while the pair argued over a BB gun, the victim said.