Suspected burglar caught on remote camera feed

A Kalispell man caught on camera allegedly breaking into a home earlier this month is facing multiple charges in Flathead County District Court.  

Levi Thomas Hiebert, 36, is expected to be arraigned on a felony charge of burglary and a misdemeanor count of theft before Judge Paul Sullivan on April 3.  

Flathead County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested Hiebert on March 16 after a third party reported seeing a man inside a home without permission via a camera feed that was viewable offsite, court documents said. Deputies, who were dispatched about 11:42 p.m., arrived at the property to find Hiebert standing next to a dirt bike. They also caught sight of the taillights of a vehicle leaving the area, court documents said.  

As they arrested Hiebert, he allegedly stuck a baggie in his mouth. Ordered to spit it out, Hiebert refused and told authorities it contained fentanyl, court documents said. Then he allegedly started chewing.  

Eventually, Hiebert spat it out and deputies seized it as evidence, court documents said. He was later cleared by medical responders.  

After arresting Hiebert, authorities ran the vehicle identification number for the dirt bike and discovered it was reported stolen out of Bigfork in September 2024, according to court documents. Investigators believed that Hiebert had been using the dirt bike since January 2025 and estimated its value at $1,400.  

Additional deputies knocked on the door to the home that Hiebert had allegedly broken into, receiving no answer. Entering, they found a basement door left open, court documents said. They also found the homeowner upstairs. He told them that he was unaware that Heibert, a former tenant who was evicted, was in the house.  

Deputies reviewed surveillance footage, which allegedly captured Hiebert entering through the basement door and collecting items inside the home before departing. Among the items was a router estimated at $75.  

In the meantime, authorities stopped a vehicle driven by Hiebert's girlfriend as it left the area, according to court documents. After she admitted that she was at the home and that Hiebert had put items into her vehicle, she consented to a search, court documents alleged.  

Deputies seized several bags taken from the home as well as an ID and debit card belonging to the homeowner, according to court documents.  

Felony burglary, the more serious charge, carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in Montana State Prison and a $50,000 fine. 

News Editor Derrick Perkins can be reached at 758-4430 or dperkins@dailyinterlake.com.