Murder Trial

In Missoula District Court on Thursday, Judge Karen Townsend handed down a sentence of 100 years in the Montana State Prison without the possibility of parole to Emmanuel Gomez for the brutal slaying of Charlie Ann Wyrick.

Closing arguments are scheduled for Monday, February 6 in Missoula District Court in the murder trial of Emmanuel Gomez.

The Missoula County Attorney’s Office is juggling lots of cases.

Missoula County Attorney Kirsten Pabst has released her office’s 2016 annual report, containing an increase in the number of crimes reported in 2015.

The State of Montana issued its response late Tuesday afternoon to arguments put forth by attorneys for convicted murderer Markus Kaarma in asking for a new trial.

The defense rested yesterday in the trial of Joe Campbell, accused of fatally shooting his neighbor over a land dispute near Augusta.

A four year-old child, the subject of a statewide Amber Alert on Friday night, was found safe on Sunday morning. Suspect was arrested on Saturday.

Markus Kaarma was convicted of deliberate homicide in the shotgun slaying of 17 year-old German exchange student Diren Dede in February, and was sentenced to 70 years in prison.

A Lake County man, Harry Lozeau, has changed his plea of guilty for shooting his brother last summer, and will now face trial.

Attorneys for Markus Kaarma have filed a request for a new trial due to prejudicial pre-trial news reports.