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In an obituary that ran for Matthew B. Walen on Page A5 of Tuesday’s edition of the Havre Daily News, the name of Walen’s wife’s son, Kyle, was misspelled....
Havre Daily News staff Dakota Rose Greshock was resentenced in state District Court in Havre for “driving crazy” in a high-speed chase in 2014 that led four agencies across Havre. The court imposed a three-year deferred imposition of sentence on Greshock in 2016 after she pleaded guilty to leading Havre police officers, Hill County sheriffs deputies, Montana Highway Patrol troopers and a Fish, Wildlife and Parks game warden in a chase around Havre after a passenger in the car called law enforcement to say Greshock was “dr...
A Havre man received one-year probation for drunkenly crashing and rolling over a vehicle, injuring the two passengers. Keiffer T. Nordgulen, born in 1989, was sentenced Wednesday in state District Court in Havre, after a multi-day sentence hearing, to one year in the county jail — all suspended — for the offense of misdemeanor negligent endangerment. He received credit for one day served. Nordgulen’s sentence is part of a last-minute plea deal that dismissed a felony criminal endangerment charge, as well as two misde...
A local man received six months in the county jail for stealing several items from a local ranch. Brett Matkovich, born in 1982, was sentenced last week in state District Court in Havre to six months in the county jail for the misdemeanor offense of criminal mischief, and five years, all suspended, to the Department of Corrections, for felony theft. Matkovich’s sentence is part of a plea agreement. Matkovich also has a 2014 conviction in Cascade County for criminal endangerment. Hill County Sheriff’s deputies responded July 1...
A local man received seven years probation Monday in District Court in Havre for being found impaired and in illegal possession of a pistol and prescription medication. Eric William Brewer of Havre, born in 1993, was sentenced to seven years with the Department of Corrections, all suspended, for the felony offense of unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted person; three years with the DOC, all suspended, for the felony offense of criminal possession of dangerous drugs; and six months in the county jail for...
A Havre man was sentenced March 5 in District Court in Havre to a six-month suspended sentence for kicking in the door, entering a residence with a gun and scaring those inside. John A. Morsette, born in 1985, received six months in jail, all suspended, credit for five days served for the misdemeanor offenses of criminal trespass and assault. Morsette was first charged with felony charges aggravated burglary and assault with a weapon. A jury found him innocent of those charges Jan. 12 but guilty of the lesser including offens...
A Havre man received three years probation for having more than a gram of methamphetamine. Eric William Koop, born in 1982, received a three year deferred imposition of sentence for the felony offense of criminal possession of dangerous drugs. Koop’s sentence is part of a plea deal and he can have the offense struck off his record if abides by his conditions. Officers went over to a residence Nov. 1, 2016, after Koop reported to police that a 17-year-old girl needed attention. When they arrived, officers noticed that Koop w...
GREAT FALLS (AP) — A former chief financial officer at the Chippewa Cree Health Board’s clinic on Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison for circumventing the approval process in taking nearly $112,000 in loans from the board’s loan program. U.S. District Judge Brian Morris sentenced Kathy Ann Sutherland Wednesday after she previously pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud. She was ordered to pay restitution in the same amount as the loans. Sutherland previously told the court t...
A Havre man received five years probation for failing to register as a violent offender. Gregory S. Henry, born in 1977, received five years, all suspended, with the Department of Corrections for the offense of failure to register as violent offender. Henry has an aggravated assault conviction from 1999. A federal probation and parole officer called the Havre Police Department July 14, 2016, to notify local officers that Henry, a registered violent offender, has not been living at the address he said he would be at. The...
Box Elder woman sentenced for fourth DUI A Box Elder woman received 13 months with the Department of Corrections and was ordered to pay a $5,000 fine for driving drunk for a fourth time. In addition to the 13 months, Crystal D. Moreno, born in 1980, received Monday in District Court in Havre three years probation for felony driving under the influence, fourth or subsequent offense. Moreno’s sentence is part of a plea deal. An officer approached Moreno Jan. 14, 2017, after she came to a hard stop by Second Street, partially b...
A local man received a one-year sentence with the Department of Corrections for stealing a tracking bracelet he had been assigned as part of his probation. Gary C. Standingchief Jr., born in 1985, was sentenced to three years with the DOC, with two suspended, for felony theft and also ordered to pay $1,740 in restitution. Standingchief is in the Hill County Detention Center. A Probation and Parole officer contacted the Havre Police Department March 16, 2017, to notify officers that a GPS tracker had been stolen. The GPS...
A Havre man was ordered to pay restitution to Walmart for hundreds of dollars in theft as an employee. Tyler Stefan Larsen, born in 1985, received a sentence of six months in the county jail, all suspended, and was ordered to pay $900 in restitution. After a trial, a jury convicted Larsen Nov. 17 of theft by embezzlement. A Walmart loss prevention associate reported Dec. 22, 2016, that an employee admitted to stealing money from the retailer. The associate provided a statement in which Larsen admitted to taking “about $...
A state District Court judge sentenced a Rocky Boy man to five years probation for failing to register as a violent offender. District Judge Daniel Boucher sentenced Makray Lane Demontiney, 29, for failing to register as violent offender, a felony, to a five-year commitment to the Department of Corrections, all suspended. A Hill County Sheriff’s Department deputy was notified July 11, 2014, that Demontiney was 82 days past the deadline to register in the violent offender registry. Demontiney was convicted January 2010 in D...
A Box Elder man received two years probation for trying to cash a fake $2,000 check. Phillip Sutherland, born in 1973, received a two-year commitment to the Department of Corrections, all suspended, for felony forgery. A man called police March 10, 2012, to report a man was trying to use a fake check. Officers responded to the scene and determined the check was fake. “The paper was not the usual kind of paper used for checks,” court charging documents say. “The paper was very thin, and the edges clearly uneven, as it appea...
A recently sentenced thief and meth dealer was sentenced for more offenses Monday in District Court in Havre. Zachariah Lee Ambler of Havre, born in 1995, was sentenced to five years, all suspended, with the Department of Corrections for felony criminal production or manufacture of dangerous drugs; a three-year deferred imposition of sentence for felony criminal child endangerment; and six months in the county jail, all suspended, for misdemeanor theft. The sentence is part of a plea deal that dropped misdemeanor charges of...
A Havre woman whose toddlers tested positive for methamphetamine use after drugs were discovered in her room was sentenced to two years with the Department of Corrections Monday. Cassandra M. Stidham, born in 1986, received five years with three suspended for felony endangering the welfare of children and six months to the county jail, all suspended with credit for 28 days served, for misdemeanor criminal possession of drug paraphernalia. A man called police June 19, 2016, to report he had a fight with his ex-girlfriend,...
A state district judge sentenced a man who was caught stealing frozen meat and jewelry from someone’s home to seven years probation. Carmello Valenzuela received a seven-year suspended sentence for felony burglary Monday in District Court in Havre. Valenzuela’s sentence is part of a plea deal that dismissed misdemeanor charges of theft and criminal possession of drug paraphernalia. A man called the Hill County Sheriff’s Office Aug. 8 to report he found someone, later identified as Valenzuela, rummaging in his house. Two deput...
A Havre man received three years probation for illegally having Oxycodone pills. Thomas Craig Flesche, born 1997, received Monday in District Court in Havre a three year deferred imposition of sentence for felony criminal possession of dangerous drugs. The sentence is part of a plea deal and Flesche can have the offense struck from his record if he abides by its conditions. Flesche’s offense happened May 10, when a Hill County deputy was notified by a Hill County Detention Center officer that he found a baggie with six p...
A Havre man received five years probation for stealing nearly $10,000 while working at Kmart and ordered to pay as much in restitution. James Christopher Dahl, Jr., born in 1986, in District Court in Havre Monday received a five year deferred-imposition of sentence for felony theft and was ordered to pay $9,960 in restitution. The sentence is part of a plea deal and Dahl can have the offense struck from his record if he abides by its conditions. Dahl’s offense stems from theft that was discovered back in March. A Kmart a...
A Havre woman received three years probation after being caught with dangerous drugs and paraphernalia around children. Terri A. Ackerman, born in 1982, received a three year deferred imposition of sentence for two counts of felony criminal possession of dangerous drugs. The sentence is part of a plea deal that dismissed a misdemeanor criminal possession of drug paraphernalia and two felony counts of endangering the welfare of children. Ackerman can have the offense struck from her record if she abides by its conditions. Acke...
A Havre thief and methamphetamine dealer received five years with the Department of Corrections for stealing a pickup truck and breaking into a home to get into the owner’s safes and lockboxes. Zachariah Lee Ambler, born in 1995, was sentenced Monday in state District Court in Havre to 15 years with 10 suspended for felony burglary; five years for felony criminal possession of dangerous drugs; and five years for felony theft Monday in District Court in Havre. The sentences will run at the same time. Ambler committed his offen...
A Harlem man received three years probation for his part in a large meth-selling operation about which he also divulged operational information to investigators. Chaska N. Earthboy, born in 1987, received a three-year deferred imposition of sentence for the offenses of felony criminal possession with intent to distribute and felony use or possession of property subject to criminal forfeiture. He was also ordered to pay a $1,176 drug storage fine and waive any interest in the $5,351 seized as a result of a July 2, 2016 bust. T...
Editor’s note: The computer program provided by the Montana state government to print media reports on court actions does not always list all fines assessed. The following cases were resolved in Hill County Justice Court by Judge Audrey Barger in May. —— Randi Lynn Parker, born in 1983, was given a deferred imposition of sentence, fined $100, ordered to pay $221.34 restitution and sentenced to three days in jail, all days credited, for theft, obtaining or exerting unauthorized control over property, first offense. —— Vi...
Editor’s note: The computer program provided by the Montana state government to print media reports on court actions does not always list all fines assessed. The following cases were resolved by Havre City Judge Virginia Seigel in April. —— Tracey Descharm Watson, born in 1967, was given a deferred imposition of sentence, ordered to pay $2 restitution and sentenced to 180 days in jail, all days suspended, for theft, obtaining or exerting unauthorized control over property, second offense. —— Cody Michael Anderson, born in 1...
A Havre man received five years with the Department of Corrections after being found with 23 bindles of methamphetamine for distribution purposes. Jason Lee Berger, born in 1983, was sentenced in District Court in Havre to five years for felony criminal possession with intent to distribute followed by a two years suspended commitment. District Judge Daniel Boucher also sentenced Berger to five years, all suspended, for felony use of property subject to criminal forfeiture. The sentence is part of a plea deal. Berger’s s...
