Polson District News Today

Two men were recently sentenced in Polson District Court for their part in threatening a group of juveniles with firearms, and a pursuit with law enforcement last summer.

A Polson man was committed in Polson District Court May 15 to the Montana Department of Corrections for 20 years, with 15 years suspended on one count of assault with a weapon.

A Ronan man, and son of one of the most experienced and respected wildland firefighters in the country, was sentenced in Polson District Court May 10 to the Montana State Prison for a total of 60 years with 30 years suspended.

A Ronan man, and son of one of the most experienced and respected wildland firefighters in the country, was sentenced in Polson District Court May 10 to the Montana State Prison for a total of 60 years with 30 years suspended.

A Pablo man who appeared in Polson District Court April 10 was sentenced to the Montana Department of Corrections for 10 years with five years suspended on a felony robbery conviction. The sentence for Josiah Michael Houle, 39, was in accordance with a plea agreement reached in February.

A Polson man, who was given a suspended sentence on a burglary charge less than a month ago, is accused of doing it again. Bryce L. Morrison, 26, entered a plea of not guilty in Polson District Court April 10 to felony burglary.

Lake County Sheriff Don Bell has released the names of the two inmates that allegedly assaulted a detention officer and attempted to escape the jail the evening of April 5.

A St. Ignatius man, who admitted to striking a friend and fellow party attendee with his truck and killing him, was committed to the Montana Department of Corrections for 10 years with nine suspended during a hearing April 10 in Polson District Court.

A Polson man was committed in Polson District Court March 28 to a total of eight years with the Montana Department of Corrections, with six years suspended.

Two men have admitted threatening juveniles with a firearm in an altercation that culminated in a pursuit with law enforcement. Izayus Prewett, 18, and Nathan Videl Caye, 22, each entered into plea agreements on separate charges.