From the courts: District Court

A Box Elder man received four years probation for drunkenly crashing into another vehicle.

John LaSalle, born in 1948, received Monday in District Court in Havre four years, all suspended, with the Department of Corrections, with credit for ’8 days. LaSalle’s sentence was part of a plea deal that dismissed a felony charge of driving under the influence, fourth or subsequent offense.

A Montana Highway Patrol trooper responded Nov. 2, 2016, to a report of a two-vehicle crash at Seventh Avenue and Second Street in Havre.

A Havre officer, who was at the scene when the trooper arrived, said the dri...