Woman admits to burglary, endangerment

A Seattle woman, accused of breaking into a residence and leading law enforcement on a high-speed pursuit, admitted to the related charges during a hearing Sept. 11 in Polson. Diamond Rochelle Nabors, 34, entered a plea of guilty in District Court to felony charges of burglary and criminal endangerment.

The plea was entered as part of an agreement that could dismiss misdemeanor charges at sentencing of criminal mischief and fleeing from, or eluding peace officers. It calls for sentencing being deferred for three years on each count, with the sentences to run consecutively to each other. The judge is not bound by the agreement.

According to court records, on July 14 a man reported that he arrived at his Arlee residence to find the door kicked in. Items in the home were strewn about and or damaged, including a flat-screen TV. The man had just returned home from the Lake County Courthouse where he was obtaining an order of protection against Nabors, the mother of their children.

As law enforcement officers were at the man’s residence taking his report, a child protective services worker called the man to report Nabors was now making threats against him. The charging documents indicate the Nabors was “operating under the delusional belief” that the CPS worker was in an inappropriate relationship with the children’s father.

Law enforcement located Nabors in her gold Toyota Highlander in the Arlee area. Nabors refused to exit the Toyota, and instead, drove south on U. S. Hwy 93, making dangerous passes. The pursuit continued south into Missoula County, where authorities there joined in the pursuit.

Nabors turned east onto Interstate 90. Officers were able to disable the Toyota with spike strips as it approached Reserve Street in Missoula and Nabors was placed under arrest. The charging documents indicate that Nabors passed 36 vehicles that were also traveling south, and 82 vehicles that were northbound with speeds exceeding 100 mph.

Judge John A. Mercer set sentencing for Oct. 30. Nabors remains in custody with bond set at $50,000.

Jeff Smith is news director for Anderson Broadcasting and a contributor to the Lake County Leader.