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AG Calls Domestic Violence Deal Too Lenient | Bozeman News
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Montana’s Attorney General is sounding the alarm over a jaw-dropping plea deal in a domestic violence case: a man accused of strangling his wife is offered a slap on the wrist—no jail time—for pleading guilty to minor charges, while all other serious allegations, including the strangulation, vanish. With his wife later killed in a crash he allegedly caused, the case has sparked outrage and raised alarms about a troubling pattern of leniency in domestic violence prosecutions. Knudsen’s office is demanding transparency, requesting a full report on plea deals in the area since 2022, but the county attorney’s office says they can’t comment—because the case is still in court.
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