Law roundup: Woman threatens man with jail over accident

A dispute sparked by a fender-bender left a man worried he had become the target of extortionists. He told the Kalispell Police Department that the other motorist involved in the crash had contacted him and blamed him for the collision. She later allegedly told him she had two witnesses who would testify on her behalf and “send him to jail.” He suspected she was preparing to demand money from him. 

A father phoned the police after realizing a white GMC pickup truck was blocking his driveway. His wife, he said, was eight months pregnant and he needed to get out to drop a child off at school and go to a doctor’s appointment. The offending vehicle departed as officers arrived. 

Unhappy with their arrest, an individual walked into the Police Department and asked to file a complaint against the officers who took him into custody. Authorities provided him with the necessary paperwork.