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Libby man gets prison time for standoff incident

by SCOTT SHINDLEDECKER
The Western News | December 22, 2023 7:00 AM

A Libby resident involved in a standoff with law officers earlier this year was sentenced to prison Monday in Lincoln County District Court.

Chase Austin Butala, 36, who remains in the Lincoln County Detention Center on $100,000 bail, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of criminal endangerment in front of District Judge Matt Cuffe on Monday, Oct. 30.

Butala was initially accused of assault with a weapon and two counts of partner or family member assault, causing bodily injury.

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