Eureka man denies alleged road-rage shooting
Daily Inter Lake | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 8 years, 3 months AGO
A Eureka man pleaded not guilty Sept. 22 to felony assault with a weapon.
Kristopher Stacy, 30, is accused of shooting at another vehicle in Kalispell in a road rage incident over Memorial Day weekend.
According to court documents and dispatch call logs, Kalispell Police responded at 10:26 p.m. on May 29 to Cemetery Road and U.S. 93. Someone had reported that a person in a vehicle had pulled out a shotgun and shot at their vehicle.
Stacy and a woman were located in the suspected vehicle. Stacy allegedly admitted that he got angry at another driver and started cursing at the driver until the driver stopped. Stacy denied firing a shotgun at the driver.
The woman traveling with Stacy allegedly told investigators that Stacy had fired a round from the driver’s-side window to scare the other drivers.
Stacy’s jury trial was scheduled for Jan. 17. He has a criminal history that includes multiple convictions for driving under the influence in Montana and North Dakota, driving suspended, and breaking into the Whitefish Presbyterian Church.
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