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Lake County man sentenced to 20 years for deleting evidence in murder investigation

A Lake County man was sentenced to 20 years in prison Thursday afternoon on charges that he'd deleted evidence knowing it was relevant to an investigation into a 2024 Ronan murder. Jonathan Drennan-Beck, 31, appeared for sentencing before Judge John Mercer in Lake County District Court on

Federal jury convicts Spokane ICE protesters as questions remain about local charges

(The Center Square) - The federal verdict is in, but the local fallout from Spokane’s June 2025 protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement is still playing out, with another trial set for August 10. A jury panel convicted Justice Forral, Jac Archer and Bajun Mavalwallla II on Thursday of conspiracy

Butte man pleads guilty to felony DUI, criminal endangerment

A Butte man pleaded guilty to felony DUI and two counts of criminal endangerment on Wednesday afternoon in Butte-Silver Bow District Court, according to the court clerk, in connection with an incident in which he crashed into two vehicles while driving the wrong way on Montana Street last summer.

Bozeman woman gets prison sentence for PPP fraud

A Bozeman woman convicted of bank fraud and money laundering was sentenced to 30 months in prison and five years probation Thursday. Alaina Garcia, 41, founded a fraudulent property management company, Bluebird Property Rentals LLC, on May 5, 2020, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Butte man pleads not guilty to felony counts of sexual abuse of children

A Butte man pleaded not guilty to three felony counts of sexual abuse of children at his arraignment on Wednesday in Butte-Silver Bow District Court. The three charges against Dakota Lee Edward Firstraised, 27, involve him allegedly possessing or creating media in which a child is engaged in an

Montana man who allegedly plotted Chico attack sentenced for building Molotov cocktails

A federal judge sentenced a Montana man to 10 years in prison after investigators found Molotov cocktails inside his trailer amid a homicide investigation. Kadin Hawkeye Lewis, of Park County, previously pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to possession of unregistered destructive devices. At his sentencing Wednesday, Judge Susan

Lake County man pleads guilty to mitigated deliberate homicide

A Lake County man pleaded guilty Wednesday morning to fatally shooting a man in Polson in a Christmas fight in 2024. Elijah Cajune, 18, appeared before Judge Molly Owen in Lake County District Court with his young child in his lap to enter his change of plea on charges of