Lake County Leader / Anderson Broadcasting
Jeff Smith is news director for Anderson Broadcasting and a contributor to the Lake County Leader.
ARTICLES BY JEFF SMITH
Suspect in Christmas Day slaying in Polson enters guilty plea
A 19-year-old Polson man, accused of shooting and killing 31-year-old Sheldon Fisher on Christmas Day in 2024, pleaded guilty in Polson District Court May 20 to the amended charge of mitigated deliberate homicide.
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Cajune admits to Christmas Day homicide
A 19-year-old Polson man, accused of shooting and killing 31-year-old Sheldon Fisher on Christmas Day in 2024, pleaded guilty in Polson District Court May 20 to the amended charge of mitigated deliberate homicide.
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Kalispell man accused of generator theft, felony DUI
A Kalispell man is accused stealing a generator and driving away while impaired. Robert Lincoln Silsbee, 54, entered a plea of not guilty in District Court in Polson May 20 to felony DUI and misdemeanor theft.
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Mission woman charged with fleeing from police
A St. Ignatius woman is accused of leading law enforcement officers on a high-speed chase through the Ronan area. Faith Parker, 26, entered a plea of not guilty in Polson District Court May 20 to felony charges of aggravated fleeing or eluding, and three counts of criminal endangerment.
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Sentence deferred on endangerment charge
A Missoula woman, who admitted to driving while impaired with a child in her car, had the imposition of sentencing deferred for three years.
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Ronan man accused of damaging house, car
Scott Walker Cameron, 46, of Ronan, is accused of damaging the inside of a residence and a Subaru during a domestic disturbance.
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Oregon man accused of driving truck into occupied house
An Oregon man is accused of driving his truck into an occupied house in Ronan while he was impaired.
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Lawrence pleads guilty in homicide of Ed Loder
Two men charged with crimes relating to the death of Ronan resident Ed Loder were recently convicted for their involvement.
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Missoula woman sentenced for possessing, selling fentanyl
A Missoula woman, accused of dealing drugs in Lake County, was committed in District Court in Polson April 22 to a total of eight years with the Montana Department of Corrections with all but time served suspended.
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Blackwolf accused of stabbing woman during fight
A Ronan woman is accused of stabbing another woman during a fight. Meadow Butterfly Blackwolf, 19, entered a plea of not guilty in District Court in Polson April 16 to felony assault with a weapon.
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Polson man accused of weaponizing vehicle
A Polson man is accused of intentionally ramming his vehicle into another vehicle in the parking lot of St. Joseph Hospital to possibly harm himself. Bo David Bourdon, 36, entered a plea of not guilty in District Court in Polson on April 8 to assault with a weapon.
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Mission man accused of stealing car, then wrecking it
A St. Ignatius man is accused of stealing a vehicle in Missoula, then wrecking and abandoning it in Ravalli.
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Dayton man sent to prison for violating parole again; facing other charges
A Dayton man was re-sentenced in District Court in Polson on March 26 to the Montana Department of Corrections for five years. It comes with a recommendation that he be placed in a secure setting at the Montana State Prison for violating terms of probation.
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