Might as well beat a cat to this after city's liitle dig at them.
Former UM football player Qwenton Freeman pleads guilty to home invasion
Posted on May 8
By MICHAEL MOORE of the Missoulian
Former University of Montana football player Qwenton J. Freeman pleaded guilty Thursday to two charges related to a violent home invasion that involved three other Grizzly players.
Freeman, who was arrested in Oregon about three weeks after the Nov. 5 incident, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit robbery and aggravated burglary. Those charges and others were filed after seven armed men broke into a rental house at 533 S. Sixth St. E. with the intention of stealing money and drugs.
One occupant of the house was repeatedly pistol-whipped and a woman was confined with duct tape before the incident was over.
Within a week, informants told police who committed the break-in. Arrested were UM players Greg Coleman, Jeramy Pate and Mike Shelton. Two other men, Levi Woods and Mark Whetstone were also arrested.
The 22-year-old Freeman, who had fled to Oregon immediately after the robbery, was arrested at the end of November, and a final suspect, a man known as “Dirty,” is still at large. However, Chief Deputy Missoula County Attorney Kirsten LaCroix said Thursday that the man has been identified and warrants will soon be issued.
Pate, Coleman, Woods and Whetstone have all pleaded guilty in the case. Shelton has not.
Freeman, his attorney Randi Hood and LaCroix reached a plea agreement that calls for a 10-year sentence to the Department of Corrections, with five years suspended.
The agreement calls for Freeman, who was kicked off the Grizzly team last year due to unrelated criminal allegations, to be screened for the Treasure State Boot Camp once he arrives in prison. Freeman won’t be allowed into the program while any of his co-defendants are serving in that program.
District Judge John Larson will sentence Freeman on July 17.
The prosecutors continue to push back the date of the Wilson trial. Often, this is an indication that they are still searching for evidence to support their case.
The prosecutors continue to push back the date of the Wilson trial. Often, this is an indication that they are still searching for evidence to support their case.
he was originally supposed to start trial on may 6. freeman was sentenced on may 8. coincidence?
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