Derick Perkins

Kalispell

News editor of the Daily Inter Lake in northwest Montana. Journalist-errant, UMass grad and Mass. native. Knows how to use wicked properly in a sentence.

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Articles

Allegedly pulling a gun during an argument earns man a felony charge

1 week ago | dailyinterlake.com | Derick Perkins

A 22-year-old accused of pulling a gun on an acquaintance during an argument in Kalispell in early May is now facing a felony charge in Flathead County District Court. Prosecutors brought Jay Ryan Kaufman up on one count of assault with a weapon following the alleged May 9 confrontation on Fourth Avenue West. He is expected to appear before Judge Paul Sullivan on Thursday for his arraignment.
Man accused of stabbing his mother with a pen

1 week ago | dailyinterlake.com | Derick Perkins

Authorities say a 22-year-old Kalispell man repeatedly stabbed his mother in the head with a plastic pen earlier this month. Prosecutors brought Daniel Kenneth Meyer Jr. up on one count of assault with a weapon in Flathead County District Court following the alleged May 9 attack on Jellison Road. He is expected to appear before Judge Heidi Ulbricht on May 29 for his arraignment on the felony charge.
Suspected drunk driver flipped truck with four children inside

1 week ago | dailyinterlake.com | Derick Perkins

Prosecutors allege that the 53-year-old man behind the wheel of a truck with four children inside that flipped on the U.S. 93 Bypass earlier this month boasted a blood alcohol content of more than three times the legal limit. Andrew James Meyers faces felony counts of criminal child endangerment and driving under the influence, fourth or subsequent offense, in Flathead County District Court following the May 16 wreck.
Man who allegedly used pipe in Coram beating brought up on felony charge

1 week ago | dailyinterlake.com | Derick Perkins

Prosecutors have charged a man accused of wielding a metal pipe in a fight in Coram earlier this month with assault with a weapon. Russell Loren Tolbert Jr., 38, of Coram, is expected to appear before Judge Paul Sullivan in Flathead County District Court on May 29 for his arraignment on the felony count. Tolbert remains in the county jail with bail set at $50,000.
Man accused of posing as firefighter brought up on felony charge

1 week ago | dailyinterlake.com | Derick Perkins

A Bigfork man with a history of impersonating emergency responders is facing a felony charge after allegedly posing as a firefighter at the site of a vehicle wreck near Kila earlier this month. Prosecutors filed one count of impersonating a public servant against Joshua Wayne Winfree, 35, in Flathead County District Court after a Montana Highway Patrol trooper caught on to his alleged charade on May 17. Winfree is expected to appear before Judge Amy Eddy on June 5 for his arraignment.
Hotel guest accused of ransacking room ordered to pay restitution

2 weeks ago | dailyinterlake.com | Derick Perkins

A man arrested last year after allegedly trashing his Columbia Falls hotel room in a drug-fueled blackout was later ordered to pay more than $1,000 in restitution. Donald Robert Hamilton, 61, was initially brought up on felony counts of criminal mischief and criminal possession of dangerous drugs following his March 15, 2024 run-in with Columbia Falls Police officers.
Man admits to threatening to blow up Flathead County courthouse

2 weeks ago | dailyinterlake.com | Derick Perkins

A man with ties to Kalispell pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to threatening to blow up a Flathead County courthouse in an email two years ago. Kermit "Ty" Poulson, 46, entered a guilty plea to one count of interstate communication of a threat to damage property by means of fire or explosive before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kathleen DeSoto in Missoula on May 20. Poulson faces up to 10 years behind bars, three years of supervised release and a $250,000 fine at his Sept. 18 sentencing.
Kalispell man hit with felony charge for allegedly attacking a bar patron over a woman

2 weeks ago | dailyinterlake.com | Derick Perkins

A 24-year-old who allegedly attacked a man he mistakenly suspected of hitting on his girlfriend in a popular bar near Columbia Falls in April is facing a felony charge. Prosecutors brought Dakota Douglas Laverdure of Kalispell up on one count of aggravated assault in Flathead County District Court in connection with the alleged April 22 beating. Laverdure is expected to appear before Judge Amy Eddy for arraignment on May 22.
Drugs, alcohol suspected in deadly Sunday afternoon wreck

2 weeks ago | dailyinterlake.com | Derick Perkins

A 38-year-old Columbia Falls man was killed in what authorities suspect was a drug or alcohol-fueled wreck on Montana 35 near Kalispell on Sunday afternoon. The man was driving in the southbound lane in a Chevrolet Equinox when he allegedly crossed the center line near mile marker 46 at 3:18 p.m. and collided with a Dodge Ram headed in the other direction, according to Montana Highway Patrol. Emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene.
Alleged knife-wielding shoplifter given suspended jail sentence and fine

2 weeks ago | dailyinterlake.com | Derick Perkins

A suspected shoplifter arrested after threatening employees of a big box retailer last year later received a suspended sentence and fine in Flathead County District Court. Dominic Austin Prichard, 32, picked up a felony robbery charge after allegedly trying to make off with $158.93 in unpurchased goods from a Hutton Ranch Road store about 7:35 a.m., June 19. When store personnel intercepted him, he allegedly pulled a thin black object from his pocket.