Mayer sentenced to 6 years probation for assaulting deputies

Sampson Mayer was sentenced Monday to charges of assault on a peace officer and ordered to reimburse medical costs worth $19,984.92.

In March 2015, someone called the police to report someone was trying to “get him” at the Rails Inn Hotel, according to court documents. Havre police found the man’s name was Sampson Mayer and the obtained Mayer’s father’s phone number. When his father was called, he told police his son was at his house.

His father said he thought Mayer was “on something” because Mayer believed someone was out to get him. When deputies arrived at the residence, they could hear so...