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Kalispell man arrested after allegedly beating grandmother with her cane

by DERRICK PERKINS
Daily Inter Lake | January 16, 2026 12:00 AM

Deputies arrested a Kalispell man last month after he allegedly attacked his mother and beat his grandmother with her cane. 

Joseph Patrick Ford, 46, faces a felony charge of assault with a weapon and a misdemeanor count of partner or family member assault, first offense, in Flathead County District Court following the alleged Dec. 28 attack. Held in the county jail with bail set at $100,000, Ford is expected to appear before Judge Dan Wilson on Jan. 22 for arraignment.  

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