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Struggle over shotgun on Mountain Meadow Road ends with a felony charge

by DERRICK PERKINS
Daily Inter Lake | January 15, 2026 12:00 AM

A Kalispell man is facing a felony charge after a Dec. 25 argument with a neighbor allegedly ended in a struggle over a shotgun.

Prosecutors brought Michael Eugene Long, 40, up on one count of assault with a weapon in Flathead County District Court following the confrontation on Mountain Meadow Road. Initially held in the county jail with bail set at $50,000, Long was released Jan. 9 after posting bond.  

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