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A Box Elder man received two years with the Department of Corrections for hitting a detention officer in the face. Francisco Delrosa Valencia Jr., born in 1974, received two years with the Department of Corrections Monday in District Court in Havre for assaulting a detention officer. The sentence is part of a plea deal. A Havre Police Department officer brought Valencia to the Hill County Detention Officer Oct. 21, 2016. A detention staff deputy then escorted Valencia to a holding cell, where he removed his handcuffs....
A Havre man received three years probation Thursday in District Court for beating and strangling his wife. Christopher Michael Voss, born in 1986, received separate three year deferred imposition of sentences for the offenses of strangulation of a partner or family member and tampering with a witness or informant, both felonies. The sentence is part of a plea deal that dismissed a felony assault with a weapon charge. Voss has served 112 days in jail. Voss said he wanted his family back and was not going to do anything he...
A Box Elder man received six years probation and was ordered to pay more than $5,000 in restitution for writing bad checks. Ronald Dale Stump, born in 1988, received six years with the Department of Corrections, all suspended, for six felony offenses of issuing bad checks by common scheme. He also received six months in the county jail, all suspended, for four misdemeanor offenses of issuing bad checks by common scheme and ordered to pay $5,316.87 in restitution to victims. His sentence was part of a plea deal. A First...
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 March. —— Jenson Jay Wolfchief, born in 1977, forfeited $250 bond for failing to carry proof of vehicle insurance, first offense. —— Bob A. Klotz, born in 1964, was fined $100 for speeding, 112 mph in a 70 mph zone. —— Philip Michael Stehman, born in 1956, was fined $400 for exce...
Man gets probation for selling meth A Box Elder man received three years probation Monday in District Court for selling methamphetamine to a law enforcement informant. Mark A. Sutherland, born in 1988, received a three-year deferred imposition of sentence for the felony offense of criminal possession of dangerous drugs. The sentence was part of a plea deal and Sutherland can have the offense struck from his record if he abides by its conditions. An informant called a Tri-Agency Safe Trails Task Force agent May 21, 2014, to...
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 April. —— Roger Francisco Cruz Jr., born in 1986, was fined $600 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, 176 days suspended and four credited, for operating a vehicle with .08 percent blood alcohol concentration or greater, first offense, amended from driving under the influence, first...
A Box Elder woman received five years probation for illegally selling prescription medication on the street. Seraya R. Standingrock, born in 1993, received a five-year deferred imposition of sentence Monday in District Court in Havre for the offenses of criminal possession of dangerous drugs and use or possession of property subject to criminal forfeiture. The sentence is in accordance with a plea agreement that dismissed two felony and one misdemeanor charges and added one felony. An informant called a Tri-Agency Safe...
A boy born in 1998 was fined $600 for minor in possession, under age 18 when charged, third offense. —— Rebecca Lynn Allery, born in 1992, was fined $200 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, 178 days suspended and two credited, for obstructing a peace officer or other public servant. —— Kenneth Francis Blackcrow, born in 1973, was given a deferred imposition of sentence, ordered to pay $250 restitution and sentenced to 180 days in jail, 170 days suspended and 10 credited, for criminal mischief, pecuniary loss less than $1,500....
A Choteau man received five years probation Tuesday in District Court in Havre for having methamphetamine while in Havre. Brandon Gratz Seaman, born in 1974, received a suspended sentence of five years with the Department of Corrections for the offense of felony criminal possession of dangerous drugs. The sentence is part of a plea deal that dismissed misdemeanor charges of criminal possession of drug paraphernalia and failure to carry proof of insurance. A Havre Police Officer stopped Seaman Feb. 24 after he noticed a blue...
A Box Elder woman was sentenced under a plea agreement to six months probation Monday in District Court for entering someone else’s house, falling asleep and becoming belligerent when confronted by those living in the house. Monica S. Morsette, born in 1975, received six months with the county jail, all suspended and credit for 22 days served, for misdemeanor theft; 10 days in jail suspended for six months with credit for 22 days served for disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor; and six months with the county jail, all s...
A Havre man was sentenced Monday in District Court in Havre to probation for pointing a pistol at a man and for having drugs without a prescription. Eric William Brewer, born in 1993, received a three-year deferred imposition of sentence for felony assault with a weapon and a two-year deferred imposition of sentence for felony criminal possession of dangerous drugs. The sentence was part of a plea deal that dismissed a misdemeanor charge of carrying a concealed weapon offense, and if Brewer abides by the conditions of his...
A Havre man received three years probation Monday in District Court for slapping his 4-month-old daughter in the face. Levi C. Bixby, born in 1994, received a three-year deferred imposition of sentence for the offense of felony assault on a minor. The sentence was part of a plea deal that dismissed an additional similar offense and if Bixby abides by the conditions of his sentence he can have the offense struck from his record. Havre Police City dispatch received a call Oct. 8, 2016, from a woman who said she was concerned...
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 January. —— Barbara Arvillarose Gardipee, born in 1992, was fined $100 for minor in possession, over age 18, second offense. —— Lakotah Jae Oats, born in 1988, was sentenced to 365 days in jail, 359 days suspended and six credited, for partner or family member assault, causing injury. —— A girl...
A Harlem man received three years probation Monday in District Court for hitting his estranged wife in the head with a golf club last year. Darrin G. Healy, born in 1973, received a three-year deferred imposition of sentence for criminal endangerment, a felony. The sentence is part of a plea deal that dismissed two felony charges of assault with a weapon and a misdemeanor partner of family member assault charge. If Healy abides by the conditions of his sentence, he can have the offense struck off his record. Police dispatch...
Eric J. Lipp of Great Falls was sentenced Monday in state District Court in Havre to two years’ probation for illegal possession of prescription pills. District Judge Dan Boucher sentenced Lipp, born in 1984, to two years, all suspended, for the felony offense of criminal possession of dangerous drugs. The sentence was part of a plea deal that dropped an additional criminal possession of dangerous drugs charge and a misdemeanor charge of criminal possession of drug paraphernalia. According to a court document, Havre Police d...
Woman sentenced for involvement in drug package shipping A Havre woman received five years probation Monday in state District Court for her involvement in the shipping of a package from California that contained a half pound of methamphetamine and over 300 prescription pills. Elizabeth E. Barnes, born in 1983, received five years with the Department of Corrections, all suspended, for two felony counts of the offense conspiracy to distribute dangerous drugs and one felony count of criminal possession of dangerous drugs. The...
A Havre man received one year of probation for beating a friend to the point of requiring restorative plastic surgery and incurring permanent damage to his face. Brian Carpenter, born in 1977, pleaded no contest in a plea deal to a misdemeanor assault Tuesday in state District Court in Havre. The charge was amended Tuesday from felony aggravated assault. District Judge Daniel Boucher imposed a one-year deferred imposition of sentence on Carpenter, also ordering him to continue counseling to improve his anger coping skills. If...
A Box Elder meth dealer received five years probation Monday in District Court for selling and being caught with methamphetamine and paraphernalia indicative of distribution on another occasion. Rico Denny, born in 1997, received a three-year deferred imposition of sentence for the offense of felony criminal possession with intent to distribute, and a five-year suspended sentence with the Department of Corrections for the offense of felony criminal distribution of dangerous drugs. Both sentences are part of plea deals, and...
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 December. —— Larissa Marie Floren, born in 1990, was fined $200 for obstructing justice, charged with a misdemeanor. —— Gregory Charles Rainingbird, born in 1994, was fined $200 for partner or family member assault, causing injury. —— Jordana Nile Mitchell, born in1993, was fined $150 for owner per...
A Fort Belknap man received three years probation Monday in state District Court in Havre for conspiring to sell drugs with a Havre man. Jodarryl A. Gone, born in 1992, received a three-year deferred imposition of sentence. The sentence is part of a plea deal and if Gone abides by the conditions imposed he can have the offense struck off his record. Gone’s offense happened in 2015. Montana Probation and Parole contacted an agent from Safe Trails Tri-Agency Task Force Feb. 10, 2015, about two workers at a Third Avenue r...
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 Nov. 8-15. —— Carol Ivy Meyers, born in 1961, was sentenced to 180 days in jail, 166 days suspended and 14 credited, for driving while privilege to do so is suspended or revoked. —— Ralph Chatfield Preston, born in 1957, was fined $600 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, 178 days susp...
A Havre man received five years probation Monday in District Court in Havre for driving drunk and reaching speeds of up to 80 miles an hour. Gary A. Gladeau, born in 1965, was sentenced to five years, all suspended. After hearing a report of a possible forced entry May 24, 2105, a Montana Highway Patrol trooper eventually pulled over someone in a vehicle matching the description of the vehicle that had reportedly left the scene, a court document says. The vehicle had been traveling at 80 miles per house in a 55 mph zone and,...
Woman involved in hash oil operation sentenced A Havre woman received two years probation Monday in District Court in Havre for her involvement in a local hash oil operation. Haley M. Kelm of Havre, born in 1997, received a two-year deferred imposition of sentence for tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, a felony. The sentence was based on a plea deal that dropped three additional misdemeanor charges and if Kelm abides by the sentence conditions she can have the offense struck off her record. Tri-Agency Safe...
Woman sentenced for illegally selling prescription pills A Great Falls woman received three years probation Monday in District Court for illegally selling prescription pills in Havre. Callie Jo Hardesty, born in 1991, received a three-year suspended sentence for the offense of felony criminal distribution of dangerous drugs. The sentence was pursuant to a plea deal that dropped an additional similar charge. An informant told a Tri-Agency Safe Trails Task Force Agent Aug. 2, 2013, that Hardesty was selling Hydrocodone pills...
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 October. —— Celisia Leeann Eagleman, born in 1991, was fined $100 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, 175 days suspended and five credited, for false reports to law enforcement. In a later case Eagleman was fined $185 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, all days suspended, for social host. —— Ch...
