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Suspect in assault case given suspended jail sentences
A Whitefish man accused of leveling a rifle at a worker at a Blanchard Lake Drive job site in 2023 received a pair of suspended jail sentences last fall.
Man convicted of assaulting officer given deferred sentence
A man accused of punching a Kalispell Police officer during his arrest near a city park in 2023 later received a deferred sentence in Flathead County District Court.
Man who threatened couple with knife given suspended sentence
Prosecutors charged Benjamin John Harvey, 34, with felony assault with a weapon following the Dec. 4, 2023, confrontation. Though he initially pleaded not guilty, he struck a deal with prosecutors in April 2024.
Venezuelan man detained in Whitefish was in the U.S. legally, nonprofit says
Federal agents on Thursday detained a Venezuelan man in Whitefish who is in the country legally, say members of a nonprofit that aids immigrants in the Flathead Valley.
Man accused of breaking into ex’s home given suspended sentence
A Columbia Falls man who pleaded guilty last year to charges stemming from breaking into his ex's home later received a suspended sentence in Flathead County District Court.
Knife-wielding suspect brought up on felony charge
A homeless man accused of pulling a knife on restaurant workers after they booted him from their Kalispell establishment in March has pleaded not guilty to an assault with a weapon charge.
Suspected drunk driver brought up on criminal child endangerment charge
A 26-year-old man is facing multiple charges after Montana Highway Patrol troopers caught him allegedly drinking and driving with a young child in the vehicle earlier this month.
Welfare check leads to barricade situation in U.S. 2 hotel
A man who allegedly barricaded himself inside a hotel room earlier this month while suffering an apparent mental health crisis is now facing multiple charges in Flathead County District Court.
Prosecutors: Motorist involved in U.S. 93 wreck was ‘high on medication’
Prosecutors filed a criminal endangerment charge against Richard Frederick Rowe, 40, on April 7. Booked into the county jail on April 9, Rowe is being held with bail set at $40,000.
Man who swung at cops in Kalispell gets prison time
Flathead County District Judge Dan Wilson handed down a six-year sentence with three years suspended to Matthew Timothy Kuehnel, 31, on July 18, 2024. Wilson also gave Kuehnel credit for 121 of time served.