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Montana man fined for yelling at neighbor in flag dispute
March 16, 2021 GMT
Tim Mielke, 36, poses for a photo outside his Helena, Mont., home on March 10, 2021, where he has a flag hanging that says TRUMP LOST LOL. Mielke s neighbor, Michael Challans, has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor and was fined $100 after he was cited for disorderly conduct for yelling at Mielke in a dispute over the flag on March 1. Challans, who used profanities and anti-gay slurs while yelling at Mielke, told the Independent Record that he has apologized, saying Mielke didn t deserve to be treated that way. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP)
Montana man gets cited for harassing gay neighbor over anti-Trump flag
Michael Challans says his neighbor s anti-Trump flag prompted him to confront the man using profanities and anti-gay slurs
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Security footage of the neighbors’ exchange over dueling political flags – Photo: Tim Mielke, via Reddit.
A Montana man was cited by police for disorderly conduct after video was made public of him harassing and using anti-gay slurs against one of his neighbors because of a dispute over political flags.
Michael Challans, 43, was cited by Helena police for using “loud, profane, and offensive language” as part of an ongoing dispute with 36-year-old Tim Mielke, who is gay.
Montana man fined for yelling at neighbor in flag dispute
March 16, 2021
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Tim Mielke, 36, poses for a photo outside his Helena, Mont., home on March 10, 2021, where he has a flag hanging that says TRUMP LOST LOL. Mielke s neighbor, Michael Challans, has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor and was fined $100 after he was cited for disorderly conduct for yelling at Mielke in a dispute over the flag on March 1. Challans, who used profanities and anti-gay slurs while yelling at Mielke, told the Independent Record that he has apologized, saying Mielke didn t deserve to be treated that way. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP)Thom Bridge/AP
HELENA, Mont. A Montana man cited for disorderly conduct for yelling at his neighbour this month in a dispute over political flags has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanour and was fined $100, the Independent Record reported. Michael Challans of Helena said he apologized to his neighbour, Tim Mielke, before Monday’s hearing in Helena Municipal […]