Two people charged in connection with a September 2024 downtown alley assault that left a man with a brain injury appeared in court this week. Jesse Edwards Jr. and Ethanel Pherigo both appeared in court as their cases have been plagued with delays. Edwards was 14 at the time of the assault. He was initially charged with felony aggravated assault
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Dustin Steele appeared in court on April 29, asking for a reduction in bail due to his medical needs related to having been shot by police on March 16 in the 600 block of 17th Avenue South. His bail was $250,000, which he requested be reduced to $50,000. He also asked that he be allowed to have contact with the
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Sarah Bailey was the love of Ned Bailey’s life — a love lost May 18, 2025, when Kelsey Staigmiller caused a disturbance in the Roberts Apartments downtown, then got into a truck occupied by Sarah Bailey, pushed her out and dragged her for several blocks, leading to Bailey’s death. Bailey, a downtown business owner and tattoo artist, who investigators said
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Tiffany Bourdeau appeared in court on April 10 for what was scheduled as her sentencing in an animal cruelty case. In November, she pleaded guilty as part of a plea agreement. She was charged in late August with a felony count of aggravated animal cruelty after a complaint led the Cascade County Sheriff’s Office to seize 37 dogs and other
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Updated at noon April 10 with details from the new Municipal Court case Nehemias Valeriano Midence, 22, was arrested on April 7 for violating bond conditions in an underlying case in which he was charged with three felony counts of sexual abuse of children in district court in September. In the fall, he was initially held in the Cascade County
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A Great Falls man who distributed methamphetamine was sentenced recently to 43 months in federal prison to be followed by three years of supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Nicholas Charles Williams, 46, pleaded guilty in federal court in December to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided.
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Daniel Lee Evenson, 35, was sentenced March 31 in federal court to 180 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. In his federal case, a jury found him guilty in October of one count of a prohibited person in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M.
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Charles Jackson, 17, appeared in court on March 31 on charges related to the March 22 downtown shooting. Appearing before Judge John Kutzman via Zoom from the Cascade County Juvenile Detention Center, Jackson entered a plea of not true. He’s been charged for underage drinking and obstructing a peace officer. Jackson was released from the JCD on March 24 with
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Rodney Gladue, 37, entered no contest pleas during a March 30 hearing for his role in an August 2025 crash and police pursuit. Gladue was initially charged with seven counts from the chase: two criminal endangerment one reckless driving one speeding one driving while suspended one fleeing or eluding law enforcement one stop sign violation He also had a criminal
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Geronimo Standinghorn, 14, appeared in court on March 26 on charges from the Nov. 3 gang-related shooting near McDonald’s and the Phoenix Apartments on 10th Avenue South. Appearing in person in court, Standinghorn answered not true to charges of felony counts of attempted deliberate homicide and tampering with evidence, and a misdemeanor count of assault. In youth court, defendants answer
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