A Kalispell cocaine dealer has been given a 10-year suspended sentence after selling the drug at a Bigfork bar.

Phillip Sowder, 35, had pleaded guilty to felony counts of criminal distribution of dangerous drugs and criminal manufacture of dangerous drugs.

Charging documents say that 33-year-old Travis Martin, the owner of Rendezvous Lounge in Bigfork, sold nine grams of cocaine across three transactions at the bar on Aug. 30 and 31, 2012, and another ounce on Sept. 13, 2012, for a total of $1,860, before allegedly introducing the buyers to Sowder, whom he said was his source for the drug.

Sowder then sold the buyers a further ounce of cocaine for $1,200 while at the bar.

More than 64 grams of cocaine, 65 marijuana plants in a grow operation and a large amount of money later were found in Sowder’s home.

In addition to the suspended sentence, Judge Ted Lympus ordered Sowder to pay a $400 public defender fee.

Martin has pleaded not guilty to four felony charges of criminal distribution of dangerous drugs. His next hearing is set for March 19.

Reporter Jesse Davis may be reached at 758-4441 or by email at jdavis@dailyinterlake.com.