From the Courts - Man given suspended sentence on bail jumping charge

Reuben Jesse Gillian was sentenced to five years probation on a charge of bail jumping.

Gillian was sentenced in October 2018 to a five-year sentence, all suspended, after he pleaded guilty to a charge of strangulation of a family member.

He was charged with bail jumping in October 2018 for failing to appear at his originally scheduled sentencing hearing in June of 2018.

Gillian pleaded guilty to the bail jumping charge March 18 in a plea agreement.

District Judge Yvonne Laird sentenced Gillian May 13 in state District court in Havre to five years, all suspended, with credit for 33 days served, ordered him to pays fees and surcharges and to continue mental health care.