Father and son face felony theft charges

A local father and his son face felony theft charges after stolen tools were pawned at four shops in Kalispell and Columbia Falls.

According to court records, Darren Levinsky, 45, of Kalispell, faces three charges of felony theft in three separate cases. In each case, he faces up to 10 years in prison and a $50,000 fine if convicted.

Levinsky pleaded not guilty in Flathead County District Court on April 9 to two cases filed in January. He has not been arraigned in a case filed on May 12.

In the first case, Levinsky allegedly admitted to stealing tools in October 2014 from a residence in Somers where he had been working and pawning them at the Over The Hill Pawnshop and The Wooden Nickel Pawnshop.

In the second case, Levinsky allegedly admitted stealing tools in October from a contractor he worked for in Whitefish and pawning them at Anything Pawn.

In the third case, Levinsky allegedly took drywall tools from a contractor in Columbia Falls and wouldn’t return them. Levinsky allegedly stopped returning the contractor’s text messages in April, and the contractor found the missing tools at First National Pawn in Columbia Falls.

Records from First National Pawn indicated that Levinsky’s son, Morgan Levinsky, 20, of Hungry Horse, pawned the stolen drywall tools. He also has been charged with felony theft and has not been arraigned.