Man pleads guilty in drug case

Richard W. Berger of Havre pleaded guilty Monday in state District Court to a felony charge of criminal distribution of dangerous drugs.

The guilty plea was part of an agreement offered to Berger by Hill County Attorney David Rice.

The agreement calls for the dismissal of a second charge of criminal distribution of dangerous drugs in exchange for a plea of guilty on the first charge.

The first charge stems from an incident on Sept. 12 when Berger sold 2.2 grams of methamphetamine at his residence to a confidential informant of the Tri-Agency Task Force for $115, a criminal complaint said.

The...