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Resolution of Polebridge area arson case still pending

The resolution of Kent Johnson’s arson case is still pending . . .

The case of the Polebridge man charged with setting fire to a neighbor’s yurt and outhouse in September 2010 is still pending in Flathead County District Court.

Kent Johnson initially faced a felony arson charge, with a maximum sentence of 20 years and a $50,000 fine, and a misdemeanor assault charge, with a maximum sentence of six months and a $500 fine . . .

According to a plea agreement worked out with the county attorney’s office last year, Johnson would receive a two-year deferred sentence for the felony and misdemeanor charges if he agreed to sell his house and land in Polebridge and move out of Montana within six months of the plea agreement being granted by a judge . . .

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Polebridge man charged with arson, assault

A bit of excitement just north of Polebridge. The Daily Inter Lake has the story . . .

A Polebridge man was arrested Thursday after allegedly assaulting a neighbor and later setting fire to the man’s outhouse and shelter.

Kent Royce Johnson, 60, has been charged with felony arson and misdemeanor assault following the apparent escalation of an ongoing dispute between the two North Fork residents.

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