Man who swung at cops in Kalispell gets prison time
Matthew Timothy Kuehnel. (Photo courtesy the Flathead County Sheriff's Office)
A 31-year-old that prosecutors allege punched a Kalispell Police officer in the face in March 2024 received a partially suspended sentence to the Montana State Prison later that same year.
Flathead County District Judge Dan Wilson handed down a six-year sentence with three years suspended to Matthew Timothy Kuehnel, 31, on July 18, 2024. Wilson also gave Kuehnel credit for 121 of time served.
Kuehnel initially pleaded not guilty but struck a deal with prosecutors on June 6, 2024. In exchange for a guilty plea to one count of felony assault on a peace officer, prosecutors agreed to recommend the partially suspended sentence and drop a misdemeanor count of assault.
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