Billings man admits guilt for auto damage
Daily Inter Lake | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 8 years, 5 months AGO
A Billings man admitted Tuesday to leading multiple law enforcement agencies in a vehicle pursuit before crashing the stolen truck he was driving into eight parked vehicles at an Evergreen car dealership in January.
Dale Frederick Siefke, 25, changed his plea in Flathead District Court to guilty for one count of felony criminal endangerment.
An officer attempted to talk to Siefke, who was in a truck that matched a description of a stolen vehicle, on Jan. 19 in the Walmart parking lot, according to court records. Siefke sped off in an attempt to flee when the truck hit another truck, causing it to spin 180 degrees.
Multiple agencies chased or looked for the truck until it crashed into eight parked vehicles at Glacier Auto Co. in Evergreen, causing thousands of dollars in damage.
After Siefke was arrested he admitted to putting people’s lives at risk.
Siefke is also on probation for a felony forgery case that originated in November 2012 and a criminal possession of dangerous drug conviction from a July 2014 incident.
Both sentences were handed down in January 2015.
A 10-year term in Montana State Prison is recommended as part of his plea agreement to enter a guilty plea for felony criminal endangerment.
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