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In Blaine County District Court Monday, Jasper Wendland was sentenced to pay thousands of dollars in restitution for destroying nearly half a million

Christopher Domonic Contardo, 26, pleaded guilty Wednesday in the death of Tristen Carlson, 21, during an off-base party hosted by Contardo.

Former Malmstrom airman pleads guilty to negligent homicide April 15, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — A former airman at Malmstrom Air Force Base has pleaded guilty to negligent homicide in the accidental shooting death of a fellow airman in February 2020, Cascade County prosecutors said. Christopher Domonic Contardo, 26, pleaded guilty Wednesday in the death of Tristen Carlson, 21, of Sidney during an off-base party hosted by Contardo. Defense attorney Nathan Hoines said both Contardo and Carlson had been drinking and were “messing around” with a 9mm handgun early o...

A former Malmstrom Air Force Base airman who shot and killed another serviceman in February 2020 has changed his plea in Cascade County District Court. Christopher Dominic Contardo, 26, pleaded guilty Wednesday to negligent homicide for fatally shooting Tristan Carlson during a party in the early morning hours of Feb. 2, 2020. Cascade County Attorney Josh Racki said the plea agreement came after an all-day mediation session with members of Carlson’s family present. Racki told District Judge John Parker that the family got a chance to confront Contardo, which was “one of the reasons for a...

A juvenile who accidentally shot and killed another juvenile in November of last year changed his answer Tuesday before Cascade County District Judge John Kutzman. Conner J. Svingen, 14, answered true to the charge of negligent homicide for the Nov. 12, 2020, shooting of Antonio Thierry, also 14. The change of answer was based on a plea agreement that called for Svingen’s attorney and the Cascade County Attorney’s Office to recommend that Svingen be placed on probation with Montana Youth Court Services until he is 21 or until released by court order. The maximum sentence allowed would be ...