Court Brief

letcher Clampitt appeared for a sentencing hearing in District Court, Jan. 4. Per a plea agreement, he pleaded nolo contendere to three of four counts, with one count being dismissed.

For count one, criminal possession of dangerous drugs (methamphetamine), a felony, Clampitt was sentenced to three years in the Montana Department of Corrections, all three years suspended, and ordered to pay a fine of $1,000 plus $160 in surcharges. On count three, criminal distribution of dangerous drugs (methamphetamine), a felony, he was sentenced to five years in the DOC, all five years suspended, and fined $1,000 plus $160 in surcharges. He was sentenced to three years in the DOC, three years suspended, and fined $1,000 plus $160 in