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Kalispell man arrested for attacking wife earns deferred sentence

by DERRICK PERKINS
Daily Inter Lake | March 1, 2026 12:00 AM

A Kalispell man who allegedly admitted to assaulting his wife in 2025 received a deferred sentence in Flathead County District Court late last year.  

Prosecutors brought Malakai Steven Long, 21, up on a felony count of aggravated assault following his March 4 arrest. Though he pleaded not guilty before Judge Paul Sullivan later that month, Long took a deal in late September.  

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