Trial starts for elder abuse accusation

A Havre woman is in court today facing charges she misappropriated her 88-year-old grandmother-in-law’s retirement money after the elderly woman trusted her to help her.

The trial of Trina Frickel, accused of using Bonnie Killibrew’s monies inappropriately from a joint bank account she set up, started Tuesday in state District Court in Havre.

Frickel is being tried on a charge of elder abuse.

The state also filed a case against Eric Frickel, Trina’s husband’s brother, for similar actions. He has already agreed to pay Killibrew a restitution of $8,732.46 rather than be charged i...