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Lakeside woman accused of murdering ex-husband

SCOTT SHINDLEDECKER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 5 years, 6 months AGO
by SCOTT SHINDLEDECKER
Hagadone News Network | October 10, 2020 12:00 AM

A Lakeside woman has been charged with deliberate homicide in the alleged shooting death of her ex-husband in Paradise on Thursday evening.

According to Sanders County Attorney Naomi Leisz, Rachel Ann Bellesen is accused of shooting Jacob Angelo Glace in the Paradise area.

She made her initial appearance in Sanders County Justice Court Friday afternoon and her preliminary hearing was scheduled for Oct. 19.

Bellesen is lodged in the Sanders County Jail on $500,000 bond.

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