Eureka man admits guilt in shooting death of father
Joshua Joseph Sauls is emotional as he recounts the day he shot and killed his father in northern Lincoln County during a court hearing Monday, May 13, 2024, in Lincoln County District Court. (Paul Sievers/The Western News)
A Eureka man pleaded guilty Monday in Lincoln County District Court to shooting and killing his father during an incident nearly two years ago.
Joshua Joseph Sauls, 25, the son of the victim John Sauls, pleaded guilty to an amended count of mitigated deliberate homicide in front of District Judge Matt Cuffe.
Cuffe set Sauls’ sentencing for July 8. According to a signed plea deal between state prosecutor Thorin Geist, Sauls and his public defender Maury Solomon, the defendant faces up to 40 years in the Montana State Prison.
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