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Man admits to threatening to blow up Flathead County courthouse

by DERRICK PERKINS
Daily Inter Lake | May 21, 2025 12:00 AM

A man with ties to Kalispell pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to threatening to blow up a Flathead County courthouse in an email two years ago.  

Kermit "Ty" Poulson, 46, entered a guilty plea to one count of interstate communication of a threat to damage property by means of fire or explosive before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kathleen DeSoto in Missoula on May 20. Poulson faces up to 10 years behind bars, three years of supervised release and a $250,000 fine at his Sept. 18 sentencing.  

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