DERRICK PERKINS
Daily Inter Lake
Recent Stories
Crawford sentenced to 100 years in prison for killing Whisper Sellars
The Kila man convicted earlier this year of murdering Whisper Sellars during a dispute over a golf cart outside a Martin City bar received a 100-year sentence in the Montana State Prison on Tuesday.
Glass sentenced for stabbing death of Lukas Davis
The mother of a 22-year-old man stabbed to death in Columbia Falls in 2022 said Thursday that the system set up to protect the community from criminals failed her son.
Crawford found guilty in Martin City shooting
A Flathead County District Court jury on Thursday evening found Del Orrin Crawford guilty of deliberate homicide in the shooting death of Whisper Sellars outside a Martin City bar in August 2022.
Witness testimony in shooting trial inconsistent
Eyewitnesses offered differing – at times clashing – accounts of the fatal August 2022 shooting in Martin City during the second day of Del Orrin Crawford’s murder trial in Flathead County District Court.
Floyd faces more charges in alleged hit and run
Prosecutors filed new charges in late March against a man accused of running over his ex-wife in Martin City last year.
Floyd released on own recognizance pending trial
Judge Dan Wilson released on his own recognizance Thursday the man accused of running over his ex-wife in Martin City in June.
Man faces felony charges for ramming cars near Martin City
A Kalispell man accused of ramming law enforcement vehicles while evading authorities near Martin City in October is facing multiple charges in Flathead County District Court.
Man allegedly shot ex-girlfriend’s house
A 22-year-old arrested after allegedly drunkenly firing an AR-15-style weapon into his ex-girlfriend’s Columbia Falls home earlier this month is facing a felony charge in Flathead County District Court.
Man charged in Martin City hit and run that killed ex-wife
Authorities on Wednesday arrested a Columbia Falls man who prosecutors say ran over his ex-wife in Martin City last June and then fled the scene.
Road rage incident ends in arrest
A 29-year-old is behind bars after an apparent road rage incident in Columbia Falls over the weekend that allegedly nearly ended in gunfire.