Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. A judge gave a second chance Monday to an 18-year-old Belgrade man who admitted shooting his ...

A woman who was arrested five days after receiving a deferred sentence for endangering her children while driving drunk will now spend time behind bars. Vanessa Faith Pretty On Top, 25, appeared ...

A woman charged with criminal endangerment and drunken driving for a crash in Shepherd has received a deferred sentence. Rebecca Mary Stahl, 24, received a 12-month deferred sentence for the felony ...

May 2—A man accused of punching a Kalispell Police officer during his arrest near a city park in 2023 later received a deferred sentence in Flathead County District Court. Prosecutors charged Dennis ...

A Kalispell man who earned a slew of charges in Flathead County District Court after leading police on a chase in January 2024 received a deferred sentence earlier this year. Prosecutors initially ...

DEER LODGE — A Lolo man accused of animal cruelty pleaded no contest in Powell County Justice court on April 4. Gary Holmquist was given a one-year deferred sentence, a $500 fine and a $30 sur charge ...

BARRE — A Warren man has been placed on probation for a year for attacking a woman. Jason Pratt, 36, pleaded guilty on Thursday in Washington County criminal court in Barre to a misdemeanor count of ...

May 6—A Libby man who pleaded guilty to a felony count of assault with a weapon received a 6-year deferred sentence Monday in Lincoln County District Court. Ronald James Toczek, 59, was first charged ...

Woman gets deferred sentence BENNINGTON A woman who was arrested as part of a drug sweep in Bennington County in January was given a deferred sentence Monday after admitting to selling narcotic drugs ...

HELENA, Mont. -- Shane Hedges, a former top aide to Montana Gov. Judy Martz, avoided jail time yesterday in the drunken-driving death of House Majority Leader Paul Sliter. Hedges received a six-year ...

Sep. 24—Defendants who receive deferred sentences could file to have their cases expunged, showing the charges never existed. A deferred sentence is one that is delayed until after the defendant has ...

SAPULPA -- A Kellyville man and his wife received 10-year deferred sentences Tuesday in a dogfighting case. James Fiarris, 57, and Jeanne Fiarris, 56, also were fined a total of $7,500 relating to the ...