Trial begins for in-custody rape case
The trial of an East Helena woman charged with the in-custody rape of another inmate began Monday in district court.
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The trial of an East Helena woman charged with the in-custody rape of another inmate began Monday in district court.
MIKE SMITH A judge sentenced a man to 30 years at the Montana State Prison on Thursday for shooting a man at McGruff Park in Butte, but he faces up to 80 years when sentenced next week for killing a man in Billings a few days prior to the Butte crime. Colby Allen Clark, 22, of Billings, pleaded guilty to deliberate homicide in the Yellowstone County case and is to be sentenced for that Wednesday. Prosecutors are recommending 80 years, to run concurrently with the Butte sentence. In the Butte case, Clark ultimately pleaded guilty to assault with a weapon and criminal endangerment a...