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Prison inmate found dead

Lake County Leader | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 7 years, 7 months AGO
by Lake County Leader
| May 10, 2018 12:59 PM

A Montana State Prison inmate died last week following an apparent suicide attempt, according to a press release from the facility.

On Tuesday, May 1, Christopher Hunstman, 36, formerly of Polson, was found unresponsive in his cell at Dawson County Correctional Facility, where he was being housed.

Hunstman was sentenced out of Lake County in 2010 for charges of aggravated assault, criminal endangerment and a probation violation of a 2002 theft charge.

He was sentenced to 35 years imprisonment with 25 years suspended.

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