Polson man pleads guilty to threats
The Associated Press | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 11 years, 9 months AGO
POLSON (AP) — A Polson building inspector who was fired after being charged with driving a city vehicle while under the influence of alcohol has pleaded guilty to leaving a threatening phone message at City Hall.
Ronald Melvin, 58, pleaded guilty Wednesday in District Court in Polson.
Court records say Melvin was fired last May 14, just over a month after he was cited for DUI along Interstate 90 in Jefferson County. Prosecutors alleged Melvin left a telephone message the next day threatening to kill the city manager, attorney and a clerk if the manager didn’t resign.
Melvin pleaded guilty to the DUI in May 2012.
The plea agreement in the threat case recommends that District Judge C.B. McNeil give Melvin a two-year deferred sentence on May 22.
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