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The Cascade County Sheriff’s Office has charged a Vaughn man with five counts of felony criminal endangerment after he allegedly fired a gun several times, with one bullet passing through several bedrooms in a home where children were present.
Christopher Lance Amato, 37, is in the Cascade County Detention Center on a $50,000 bond.
The following information comes directly from court documents. The defendant is considered innocent until proven guilty.
According to charging documents, CCSO responded to a residence in Vaughn on May 23 for a report of a male firing a gun in the home.
On his way to the scene, the responding deputy learned that Amato’s common-law spouse, his ex-girlfriend and three children (ages 9, 10 and 17) were at the home when the alleged shooting occurred.
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Editor s Note: This story has been updated to clarify the outcomes of Pinski s previous cases that were challenged in the Montana Supreme Court.
The Montana Supreme Court has overturned a man’s conviction for raping a 16-year-old girl in Great Falls, dismissing the case against him.
On January 9, 2019, a jury found Malcolm Joseph Newrobe, Sr., 57, guilty of sexual intercourse without consent (the Montana statute for rape) and bail jumping.
Deliberation took 30 minutes.
It was Newrobe’s second trial. The first, on Dec. 10, 2018, was nearly over when a question arose over whether the charge of incest applied to Newrobe’s relationship with the girl.
A juvenile who accidentally shot and killed another juvenile in November of last year changed his answer Tuesday before Cascade County District Judge John Kutzman.
Conner J. Svingen, 14, answered true to the charge of negligent homicide for the Nov. 12, 2020, shooting of Antonio Thierry, also 14.
The change of answer was based on a plea agreement that called for Svingen’s attorney and the Cascade County Attorney’s Office to recommend that Svingen be placed on probation with Montana Youth Court Services until he is 21 or until released by court order.
The maximum sentence allowed would be a commitment to Pine Hills Youth Correctional Facility until age 21 or release by the court.
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