Havre man arraigned on charges of burglary and rape

A local man has pleaded not guilty to accusations that he stolen from and raped an 81-year-old woman in her Havre home earlier this year.

Shane Clark Johnson, 35, quietly denied each of four charges during an initial appearance in state District Court in Havre Tuesday afternoon.

"Not guilty, sir," Johnson said as Special Master Eric Bunn arraigned him on charges of sexual intercourse without consent, theft, burglary, and forgery by common scheme.

Johnson has been incarcerated in the Hill County Detention Center since his arrest March 6. Bond is set at $200,000.

According to the charging docume...