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Federal District Court: Methamphetamine trafficking sends Box Elder man to prison
From Montana District U.S. Attorney’s Office GREAT FALLS — A Box Elder man who admitted possessing methamphetamine for distribution after leading law enforcement officers on a high-speed chase on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Rese... — Updated 1/22/2021 Full story
Havre City Court - September 2020
The following cases were resolved by Havre City Judge Janie Hedstrom in September. —— Larae Puanani Danita Hughes, born in 1975, had dismissed by the court a charge of resisting arrest. In a subsequent case, Hughes had... — Updated 1/13/2021
From the Courts: Havre man sentenced to prison for trafficking meth in Great Falls, Havre areas
From U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana GREAT FALLS — A Havre man who admitted dealing methamphetamine for two years was sentenced today to 66 months in prison and five years of supervised release, Acting U.S. Attorney... — Updated 12/17/2020
Havre City Court, Oct. 16, 2020
The following cases were resolved by Havre City Judge Janie Hedstrom in August. —— Kali Jo Henry, born in 1995, was given a deferred imposition of sentence, fined $100 and ordered to pay $29.99 restitution after pleading no con... — Updated 10/16/2020
From the Courts - State District Court: Man sentenced to house arrest on amended DUI charge
Russell Lee Doney was sentenced in state District Court in Havre to house arrest and probation on a misdemeanor count of aggravated DUI, amended from a felony charge of criminal child endangerment for driving while intoxicated... — Updated 10/1/2020
From the Courts - State District Court: Man sentenced to probation for distributing drugs in jail, to follow sentences in other cases
Shawn Keith Rosette was sentenced to five years probation for obtaining and distributing drugs while in jail, to follow five- and three-year sentences in other cases. Rosette was... — Updated 9/29/2020
From the Courts - State District Court: Woman sentenced, resentenced, to probation on drug charges
Brandy E. Winchell was sentenced in state District Court in Havre to a total of five years probation for violating conditions of her release in one drug case and on a new drug... — Updated 9/29/2020
From the Courts - Federal District Court: Big Sandy couple sentenced to prison for trafficking meth on Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation
From U.S. Attorney for District of Montana GREAT FALLS — A Big Sandy couple who admitted distributing methamphetamine on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation were sentenced Wednesday to prison terms, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme... — Updated 9/24/2020
From the Courts - State District Court: Man sentenced to probation for violating conditions on drug sentence
Jordan James Normandy had his deferred imposition of sentence revoked in state District Court in Havre and was resentenced to two years of probation after he previously admitted violations of his conditions of release on a... — Updated 9/24/2020
From the Courts - State District Court: Woman sentenced to probation on drug charge
Elizabeth Helene Schmautz was sentenced in state District Court to two years probation on a charge of possession of methamphetamine. Schmautz was charged June 24, 2019, with the felony criminal possession of dangerous drugs charge... — Updated 9/24/2020
Havre City Court, Sept. 22, 2020
The following cases were resolved by Havre City Judge Janie Hedstrom in July. —— Warren Paul Small Jr., born in 1998, was fined $600 for driving under the influence of non-narcotic drugs, first offense, and had dismissed by... — Updated 9/22/2020
From the Courts - State District Court: Woman sentenced to 10 years for hitting pedestrian
Margaret Marie Bear was sentenced in state District Court to 10 years in prison after she previously pleaded guilty to striking a pedestrian May 25, 2019, with a Chevrolet Trailblazer she was driving and then fleeing the scene.... — Updated 9/22/2020
Justice Court, Sept. 10, 2020
The following cases were resolved by Hill County Judge Audrey Barger in June. —— Kolten Trapper-Lee Adams, born in 1997, had dismissed by the prosecution charges of felony aggravated assault and resisting arrest. —— Homer... — Updated 9/10/2020
From the Courts - Federal District Court: Armed meth trafficker on Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation sentenced to prison
Press release GREAT FALLS —A Box Elder man who admitted possessing a firearm while dealing methamphetamine on the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation was sentenced Thursday to 11 years and six months in prison and five years of... — Updated 9/4/2020
From the Courts - State District Court: Man given probation on drug charge
Arthur Ryan Windyboy Sr. was sentenced in state District Court in Havre to three years probation on a felony criminal drug charge. Windyboy was charged May 20, 2019, after an officer stopping Windyboy due to an outstanding Justice... — Updated 9/3/2020
From the Courts - State District Court: Man sentenced to time served in registration violation
A man who pleaded guilty to failing to register as a sexual or violent offender was sentenced in state District Court in Havre to 10 days served, with the judge saying additional sentencing would be an inefficient use of state reso... — Updated 9/3/2020
From the Courts - State District Court: Man sentenced to probation on assault charge
Raymond O’Claray was sentenced in state District Court in Havre to three years probation after he previously pleaded guilty to an assault charge and an assault with a weapon charge was dismissed. O’Claray was charged after a... — Updated 9/3/2020
From the Courts - State District Court: Man resentenced again for stealing from employer
James Christopher Dahl Jr. was resentenced again for stealing money from a local store. He pleaded guilty in a plea agreement Oct. 10, 2017, to a charge of theft alleging he took money from a safe in a store where he was a night... — Updated 8/31/2020
From the Courts - State District Court:Probation reimposed in theft, crash charges
Veronica M. Moccasin had her deferred imposition of sentence revoked and reimposed and was ordered to participate in chemical dependency treatment for violating conditions of her release in a 2018 sentence. Moccasin was charged in... — Updated 8/31/2020
From the Courts - State District Court: Man resentenced in embezzlement case, another sentencing reset
Joshua Glen Reid had his suspended sentence in a theft case revoked and was sentenced to prison. Sentencing in another case of theft by forgery has been postponed while prosecution and Reid’s defense present arguments about his... — Updated 8/28/2020
From the Courts - State District Court: Man sentenced to 20 years plus probation on statutory rape; 10 years plus probation on assault charge
Kristopher Alan Chapman was sentenced in state District Court in Havre to 20 years in prison on a statutory rape charge and 10 years for violating conditions of his release for hitting a woman with a baseball bat, with additional... — Updated 8/27/2020
From the Courts - State District Court: Man resentenced on shooting charge
Tristan Alexander Ehry was resentenced to eight years after a state District Court judge found he violated conditions of his release in a sentence for shooting a man. Ehry was sentenced in 2018 to eight years, all suspended, after... — Updated 8/21/2020
From the Courts - State District Court: Man sentenced on charged reduced to DUI
David Cochran was sentenced to probation on a charge of driving under the influence in a plea agreement that reduced the charge from felony child endangerment to the misdemeanor. Cochran was charged Feb. 25 with the felony after... — Updated 8/20/2020
From the Courts - State District Court: Man sentenced in embezzlement case
A man who had a charge of embezzlement brought back after he failed to pay restitution has been sentenced to probation and again ordered to pay the restitution. Jordan Gardipee was charged March 29, 2019, with theft by... — Updated 8/19/2020
From the Courts - State District Court: Woman resentenced to custody in drug distribution charge
Nina M. Demontiney had a suspended sentence revoked and was resentenced to 30 months in custody after she was found to have violated conditions of her release. Demontiney was under supervision on a five-year sentence imposed for a... — Updated 8/19/2020 Full story
