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Former Troy cop pleads not guilty to grooming teen for sex

by SCOTT SHINDLEDECKER
Hagadone News Network | January 3, 2026 12:00 AM

A former Troy Police officer accused of grooming a local teen for sex appeared Monday in Lincoln County District Court.

Layton Lee Natal Artigo, 23, who remains in custody on $1 million bail in the Flathead County Detention Center, appeared and pleaded not guilty to one felony count of grooming a child for sex and one felony count of evidence tampering.

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