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Flathead County District Court Judge Dan Wilson handed down Thursday a partially suspended 20-year sentence to the drunk driver who struck and killed a motorcyclist near Somers in 2022, citing the sincerity of his remorse and efforts to address his alcoholism, among other factors.
Levi Grayden Petersen, 21, initially faced one count of assault with a weapon in Flathead County District Court following the alleged Oct. 14 confrontation in the Hutton Ranch area.
The victim in last week’s shooting in Lakeside told authorities that Luke Elliot Rutledge began yelling at him shortly before opening fire from about 6 feet away, according to documents newly filed in Flathead County District Court.
Matthew Clark Burns, 22, pleaded not guilty to a single count of felony assault with a weapon in Flathead County District Court shortly before his Nov. 16 bail modification hearing.
The Whitefish man accused of holding a woman against her will and beating her with a belt in 2021 received a partially suspended sentence in Flathead County District Court on Thursday.