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Libby man pleads guilty to trespass in dog napping case

| August 27, 2024 7:00 AM

The cases of two Libby residents charged with breaking into the county animal shelter and stealing a dog are making their respective ways through Lincoln County District Court.

Ronald Edward Ringsbye, 59, pleaded not guilty to one felony count of burglary in July.

But on Aug. 19, Ringsbye pleaded guilty to an amended charge of trespass, a misdemeanor. District Judge Matt Cuffe gave the man a six-month suspended sentence. Ringsbye received credit for serving 27 days in the county jail.

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