Man accused of barroom brawl given suspended jail sentence
A Kalispell man who attacked a man he believed had hit on his girlfriend in a popular bar near Columbia Falls last spring later received a suspended jail sentence.
Dakota Douglas Laverdure, 26, initially pleaded not guilty to a felony count of aggravated assault in Flathead County District Court following the April 22, 2025 beating. But he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault July 31 after striking a deal with prosecutors.
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