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Tabitha Dawn Ballard appeared for sentencing before Judge Molly Owen on Tuesday. Pursuant to a plea agreement between the parties, Ballard was sentenced to three years suspended for felony strangulation, two years deferred imposition of sentence on...

Joshua Galloway appeared before Judge Deborah Kim Christopher on Tuesday to change his plea after entering a plea agreement with the state. After some discussion between the parties, Galloway pled guilty to an amended charge of criminal possession...

Appearing before Judge Molly Owen on Tuesday, Raymond Lee Horn entered a plea of guilty to a felony count of criminal possession of dangerous drugs with intent to distribute, pursuant to a plea agreement with the State. Judge Owen ordered the...

A Trout Creek man is back in custody after fleeing from authorities following a court appearance on Tuesday. Alton J. Steinhoff appeared before Judge Deborah Kim Christopher Tuesday for an initial appearance on two felony charges of violation of a...

Justin John Mielke pleaded not guilty to a felony count of criminal possession of dangerous drugs and two misdemeanor counts of criminal possession of drug paraphernalia and driving under the influence, 1st offense, during his initial appearance...

Joshua Michael Dodson made his initial appearance before Judge Deborah Kim Christopher on Tuesday, pleading not guilty to a misdemeanor charge of partner or family member assault and felony charges of assault with a weapon, strangulation of a partner...

Appearing for his initial appearance before Judge Molly Owen on Tuesday, Gordon Seymour Johnson pleaded not guilty to one misdemeanor charge of partner or family member assault, first offense, as well as felony charges of sexual intercourse without...

Desiree Dawn Ballard appeared for an initial appearance before Judge Deborah “Kim: Christopher on Tuesday, entering not guilty pleas to a felony count of criminal possession of dangerous drugs and a misdemeanor count of criminal possession of drug...

Kimberly Sue Harris entered a not guilty plea to one felony count of aggravated driving under the influence before Judge Kaydee Snipes Ruiz on Thursday. Judge Snipes Ruiz questioned the Special Deputy County Attorney, Adam Duerk, regarding prior...

Former Sanders County attorney Naomi Leisz made her initial appearance in court on Tuesday, entering a not guilty plea to one charge of criminal insurance fraud. Leisz appeared before Judge Edward P. McLean at the Sanders County Courthouse. She is...

Making his initial appearance before Judge Deborah Kim Christopher on Monday, Raymond Burton McIntyre entered not guilty pleas to a felony count of aggravated driving under the influence and a misdemeanor count of reckless driving, second or...

Appearing before Judge Jessica Fehr on Tuesday, Raymond Lee Horn pled not guilty to felony charges of criminal possession of dangerous drugs, criminal possession of dangerous drugs with intent to distribute, unlawful possession of a firearm by a...

Jason Allen Cooper entered a not guilty plea to a felony count of criminal mischief on Tuesday during an initial appearance in front of Judge Deborah Kim Christopher, who set the case for a jury trial on January 16, 2024. According to the charging...

Appearing for his initial appearance before Judge Deborah Kim Christopher on Tuesday, Larry Clay King pleaded not guilty to one felony count of driving under the influence and misdemeanor counts of driving while license suspended and unlawful...

Peter Gerald Love made his initial appearance before Judge Molly Owen on a felony count of assault with a weapon on Tuesday, pleading not guilty. Judge Owen set this case for jury trial on December 11, 2023. According to the charging documents, on or...

Kosal Chea, appearing before Judge Deborah Kim Christopher on Monday, entered not guilty pleas to felony counts of sexual intercourse without consent and sexual assault. Chea’s attorney, Cheryl Copperstone, made a bond argument, requesting to...

Appearing before Judge Deborah Kim Christopher on Tuesday, Chyene Lynn Baird changed her plea to three counts, pursuant to a plea agreement reached between the parties. Baird pleaded guilty to two felony counts of criminal child endangerment and a...

by Stephanie Molzhon Making his initial appearance before Judge Deborah Kim Christopher on Tuesday, Homer Sam Colman pled not guilty to two felony charges of criminal endangerment, stemming from a high speed chase that took place at the beginning of...

Appearing for her initial appearance before Judge Molly Owen on Tuesday, Angela Rhea Chaney entered not guilty pleas to a misdemeanor count of criminal possession of drug paraphernalia, as well as felony counts of criminal possession of dangerous dru...

Dorissa Angel Jule Garza appeared before Judge Deborah Kim Christopher for her arraignment on Tuesday, pleading not guilty to one felony count of criminal possession of dangerous drugs. The jury trial was set for September 18, 2023. According to the...

by Stephanie Molzhon James Lee Herring made his initial appearance before Judge Deborah Kim Christopher on Tuesday, entering a not guilty plea to a felony count of assault with a weapon, stemming from an incident in March. A jury trial was set for...

by Stephanie Molzhon On Tuesday, appearing before Judge Deborah Kim Christopher for his initial appearance, Darin Gene McElmurry entered not guilty pleas to one felony count of strangulation of a partner or family member, 1st offense, and a...

Appearing for his initial appearance before Judge Molly Owen on Tuesday, John Walter Hannan entered a not guilty plea to a felony charge of criminal possession of dangerous drugs. Hannan’s attorney, Bill Lower, made an argument to reduce bond in...

Appearing on Tuesday for his initial appearance before Judge Molly Owen, Rodney George Marriott entered a plea of not guilty to one felony charge of aggravated assault, stemming from a domestic altercation on the morning of January 23. As alleged in...