DERRICK PERKINS
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Whitefish woman charged with felony for allegedly attacking boyfriend with knife
A woman suffering an apparent mental health crisis in Whitefish earlier this month is facing a felony assault with a weapon charge in Flathead County District Court.
Driver accused of pulling a gun earns suspended sentences
Jacob Michael Krone, 28, faced a felony assault with a weapon charge and a misdemeanor count of driving under the influence, first offense, following the Jan. 6, 2024, confrontation on Montana 35.
Kalispell man accused of attacking, raping girlfriend
A Kalispell man is being held in the county jail with bail set at $200,000 after allegedly assaulting and raping his girlfriend in March.