Flathead County Commissioner Phil Mitchell appeared before Judge Heidi Ulbricht to enter a not guilty plea to the charge of felony criminal mischief on Thursday, August 31, in Kalispell. Mitchell is accused of killing trees at a county park which would cost over $30,000 to replace. He must report to the Flathead County Sheriffs office no later than September 1 to be formally booked and released.
(Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)
November 27, 2017
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New judge to oversee commissioner's jury trial
Flathead County Commissioner Phil Mitchell’s jury trial has been postponed until Feb. 26, 2018, and a new judge has been called upon to oversee the case.