A 46-year-old man accused of repeatedly violating a protective order is facing felony charges of stalking and tampering with a witness in Flathead County District Court.

Buck Jared Schiff is expected to appear before Judge Heidi Ulbricht on May 21 for his arraignment. Booked into the county jail on April 20, he remains behind bars with bail set at $50,000.  

An order of protection issued by Kalispell Municipal Court on March 31 barred Schiff from harassing, annoying and contacting his victim, a former romantic partner, until March 30, 2031, according to court documents. Despite the order, Schiff allegedly messaged her on Facebook and enlisted the help of relatives to harass her. Letters from Schiff began allegedly arriving at her home.  

The victim told Kalispell Police officers that he also started calling her, switching to a new number each time she blocked him, according to court documents. She eventually changed her phone number and swapped out the locks on her home as he had kept a key to the door, court documents said.  

On April 3, Schiff allegedly texted her, instructing her to not contact the authorities and telling her that if she met with him "she would not have to continue looking over her shoulder." Three days later, the victim found a letter from Schiff on her front porch, court documents said. 

Schiff allegedly showed up at her home several days after dropping off the letter, asking for his shoes and pillow, and a chance to speak with her. Told he couldn't be there, Schiff sent a string of emails to the victim later that day, according to court documents. In one of them, Schiff promised to return items he had taken from her if she agreed to "make it all go away, like it never happened," court documents said.  

Between April 12 and 13, Schiff allegedly sent another series of emails to the victim, one of them asking if the two could meet in a public place so he could ask her a question.  

A relative of Schiff's allegedly contacted the victim on April 17, asking her to forget everything that had happened. In the following days, letters from Schiff again appeared at the victim's door, court documents said.  

Arrested April 19, Schiff allegedly told police officers that he was still in love with the victim and admitted to writing her two missives, which he described as love letters, in the preceding days. He allegedly acknowledged violating the protective order but said he did not intend to scare her.  

He said he would watch the house while her children were outside playing and wait for them to leave before depositing the letters at her door, according to court documents.  

Prosecutors wrote in charging documents that Schiff is facing four misdemeanor counts of violation of a protective order in Kalispell Municipal Court. He was previously convicted of violation of a protective order in May 2025.  

Stalking is punishable by up to five years behind bars and a $10,000 fine. Tampering with witnesses comes with a maximum penalty of 10 years imprisonment and a $50,000 fine. 

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