Polson man charged with firing gun in city limits
JEFF SMITH | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 3 months, 2 weeks AGO
Adrian Royce Nichols
Jeff Smith is news director for Anderson Broadcasting and a contributor to the Lake County Leader. | October 9, 2025 12:00 AM
A Polson man is accused of discharging a firearm within Polson City limits.
Adrian Royce Nichols, 19, entered a plea of not guilty in District Court in Polson to felony criminal endangerment.
According to court records, on Sept 14, Polson Police responded to a report of shots fired near the Cherry Hill Apartments along Hillcrest Drive. A witness at the scene pointed out the suspect, later identified as Nichols.
The officer found a spent shell casing in the same area, documents state. A bullet hole was later located in a door of an empty apartment. The bullet also went through a refrigerator door, left ajar, and lodged in a shelf.
Nichols allegedly had a blood alcohol content of 0.149 at the time.
Judge John A. Mercer set the case for trial on Feb. 9 and granted Nichols an own recognizance release. A condition of his release includes wearing an alcohol monitoring device.
ARTICLES BY JEFF SMITH
Mission man sentenced for third sexual assault
A St. Ignatius man who admitted to sexually assaulting a person was sentenced in District Court in Polson to the Montana State Prison for five years with two years suspended.
Mission man sentenced for sexual assault
A St. Ignatius man who admitted to sexually assaulting a person was sentenced in District Court in Polson on Jan. 14 to the Montana State Prison for five years with two years suspended. Paul Vincent Tatto, 74, pleaded guilty Sept. 10 to sexual assault, third offense, felony.
Three District Court cases set for trial in July
Three separate criminal matters are set for trial in July. Two involve alleged burglaries and a third involves an alleged domestic disturbance. All three suspects appeared before Judge Molly Owen in District Court in Polson on Jan. 14.