Another Eureka resident has been charged with several felonies in the case of a couple accused of abusing multiple children between 2023 and 2026.

Dawn M. Bernhard, 44, is facing eight felony charges for her role in the alleged abuse and assaults against two children as well as witness intimidation against two individuals.

She is scheduled to appear April 29 in justice court for a preliminary hearing.

Charging documents indicate she is a defendant in the case involving Michael S. Bernhard. He is accused of eight felonies and one misdemeanor involving two children under the age of 14.

According to the Flathead County Jail Roster, Dawn M. Bernhard was arrested on an extra-jurisdiction warrant April 10 and held on $250,000 bail. She was taken into custody by Lincoln County authorities April 17 and is lodged in the county detention center.

Bernhard made her initial court appearance April 15 on video in front of Justice Court Judge Jay Sheffield.

There, she heard the charges against her. They included assault with a weapon, accountability, two counts of witness tampering, two counts of assault on a minor accountability and three counts of assault on a minor.

In the complaint against Dawn Bernhard, she is accused of aiding or attempting to aid Michael Bernhard when he allegedly assaulted a minor, striking him with a hammer. 

She is also accused of aiding Michael Bernhard when he allegedly placed a child’s hand in a vice and struck the hands with a wire brush. She is also implicated when Michael Bernhard allegedly shot one of the children with a pellet or BB gun.

Dawn Bernhard is also accused of striking one of the children with a dog collar. 

She is also accused of holding both children’s heads under water, causing bodily injury or reasonable apprehension of injury.

In the tampering cases, she is accused of attempting to induce two people to withhold information in the alleged offenses.

Convictions on all counts could lead to 65 years in the Montana State Prison. The assault with weapon charge, in a conviction, may result in a 20-year term, the longest sentence.