Hill County Justice Court

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 from July 26 to Aug. 9.

Rick Dean Logan, born in 1962, was fined $250 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, all days suspended, for driving without a valid driver’s license.

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Jordan Nash Windyboy, born in 1983, was fined $200 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, 176 days suspended, for driving while privilege to do so is suspended or revoked. In a later case, Windyboy was fined $250 and sentenced to 10 days in jail, all days suspended, for failing to carry proof of vehicle insurance, first offense.

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Alion Eagleman, born in 1987, was fined $50 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, 170 days suspended and two credited, for obstructing a peace officer or other public servant and was fined $50 and sentenced to 10 days in jail, all days suspended, for disorderly conduct.

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Brett Alan Southworth, born in 1984, was fined $600 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, all days suspended, for operating a vehicle with .08 percent blood alcohol concentration or greater, first offense.

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Amber Rose Kirkaldie, born in 1982, forfeited $120 and was fined $20 for speeding, 80 mph in a 70 mph zone.

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Jason Lee Berger, born in 1983, was ordered to pay $100 restitution and sentenced to 180 days in jail, 179 days suspended and one credited, for criminal possession of drug paraphernalia.

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Derrick Paul Colbert, born in 1986, was fined $250 and sentenced to 10 days in jail, all days suspended, for failing to carry proof of vehicle insurance, first offense.

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Thomas Mark Mohar, born in 1991, was ordered to pay $1,345.24 restitution and sentenced to 180 days in jail, 170 days suspended and one credited, for theft, obtaining or exerting unauthorized control over property, second offense.

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Jesika J. Blatter, born in 1987, was fined $250 and sentenced to 10 days in jail, all days suspended, for failing to carry proof of vehicle insurance, first offense.

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Randall Dugan, born in 1996, was fined $150 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, 174 days suspended, for driving without a valid driver’s license, has never possessed one, and was fined $150 for obstructing a peace officer or other public servant.

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Jeremy Michael Gross, born in 1988, was fined $150 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, 178 days suspended and two credited, for driving while privilege to do so is suspended or revoked.

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Kolton James Brough, born in 1994, was fined $350 and sentenced to 10 days in jail, all days suspended, for operating a vehicle without liability insurance, second offense.

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Laurence Bauer, born in 1953, was fined $200 for speeding, 103 mph in a 70 mph zone, and was fined $250 and sentenced to 180 days in jail, 174 days suspended, for driving without a valid driver’s license, has never possessed one.

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Thomas Walter Walker, born in 1957, was fined $250 and sentenced to 10 days in jail, all days suspended, for failing to carry proof of vehicle insurance, first offense.

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Lance Jordan Courchane, born in 1991, was fined $250 and sentenced to 10 days in jail, all days suspended, for failing to carry proof of vehicle insurance, first offense.

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Sara Renee Shelton, born in 1997, was given a deferred imposition of sentence and fined $100 for criminal possession of marijuana, first offense.

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Modou Lamin Barrow, born in 1984, was given a deferred imposition of sentence and fined $300 for criminal trespass to property.

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Judge Barger also dealt with 25 tickets resulting in fines of less than $100 or jail sentences of fewer than seven days, and she or the prosecution dismissed 17 charges. Barger transferred seven citations to another court and held 10 probable cause hearings for cases out of her jurisdiction. Additionally, eight suspended sentences or deferred impositions of sentencing were revoked and reinstated and two probation and parole violations went before the judge.