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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Updated March 26 at 10 a.m. Charles Jackson, 17, has been charged for underage drinking and obstructing a peace officer in connection with the early morning March 22 shooting downtown. Jackson was released from the Cascade County Juvenile Detention Center on March 24 with GPS monitoring. The Cascade County Attorney’s Office has filed a petition to revoke his probation for
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The Cascade County Attorney’s Office filed charges this week against Dustin Steele in connection with the March 16 shooting in the 600 block of 17th Avenue South. Steele, 43, remains in the hospital with gunshot wounds and will be taken into custody once he’s released, according to Cascade County Attorney Josh Racki. Once a person is in custody, the county
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Charlotte Andrade was sentenced in district court this week on charges of criminal endangerment and criminal mischief from a May 2025 incident. During a March 18 hearing, Judge David Grubich sentenced her to a five year Montana Department of Corrections commitment, with no time suspended, for the criminal endangerment charge, and six months in the county jail on the criminal
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Updated 4 p.m. March 18 with information from the initial court hearing Larry Delcamp was charged with a felony count of intimidation in relation to the March 17 shelter in place at Sacajawea Elementary School. Delcamp currently lives in Laurel, but was planning to a surprise visit to see his son, a student at Sacajawea, according to court documents. The
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Two people have been charged in a March 14 incident. Shaenell Jaime, 30, has been charged with a felony count of negligent arson and a misdemeanor count of obstructing a peace officer, according to court documents. Randy Lee Houghtaling, 31, has been charged with two felony counts of assault with a weapon. Both were in the Cascade County Adult Detention
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Charges are pending in the March 16 shooting in the 700 block of 17th Avenue South. Dustin Jay Steele, 43, is the suspect in the case and is currently not ambulatory in the hospital, according to Cascade County Attorney Josh Racki. Steele is not yet in custody since once a person is in custody, the county is responsible for the
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The Montana Supreme Court upheld another local district court order related to jury selection issues. Felicia Hinkle appealed her sentencing order and judgment from Judge Elizabeth Best after a jury found her guilty of criminal possession of dangerous drugs and paraphernalia. In her appeal, she challenged Best’s denial of her motion to discharge the jury panel without a hearing. The
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Judge John Kutzman has denied a motion to dismiss charges charges against Jeremiah Gideon, who is accused of running over a credit union employee with a vehicle in 2024. Kutzman issued the order on March 11, finding that the state did not violate a 90-day deadline related to fitness, as delays at the Montana State Hospital have brought some criminal
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Ethanel Pherigo appeared in court March 9 for a status hearing. Last summer, he signed an agreement to plead guilty to robbery for his role in the Sept. 8, 2024 assault on a man in the alley behind City Bar at 709 Central Ave. In exchange for the state dropping the aggravated assault charge, the case moved to sentencing and
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