Suspect in assault case given suspended sentence to county jail
DERRICK PERKINS | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 years, 6 months AGO
Jon William Ambjor. (Photo courtesy the Flathead County Sheriff's Office)
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A Kalispell man accused of pointing a gun at the head of another person in early summer received a suspended sentence to county jail in August.
Prosecutors initially brought Jon William Ambjor, 64, up on a felony assault with a weapon charge in Flathead County District Court following his June 26 arrest. He pleaded not guilty at his July 13 arraignment before Judge Amy Eddy.
In August, Ambjor struck a plea deal with prosecutors. In exchange for a guilty plea to an amended misdemeanor charge of partner or family member assault, prosecutors agreed to recommend Ambjor receive a suspended six-month sentence in the Flathead County Detention Center.
The deal also required Ambjor undergo anger management counseling.
Ambjor returned before Eddy on Aug. 10 for a change of plea hearing and sentencing. In addition to the suspended six-month sentence to county jail, Eddy also gave Ambjor credit for three days of time served and ordered him to undergo counseling.
News Editor Derrick Perkins can be reached at 758-4430 or [email protected].
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