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AG Knudsen Challenges Lenient Domestic Violence Plea | Butte News
Montana’s Attorney General Austin Knudsen is sounding the alarm over a controversial plea deal offered to Christopher Wardle, accused of strangling his wife in 2022 — a case now tangled with the unresolved death of his wife, struck by a vehicle Wardle was driving. The proposed deal, signed May 21, would see Wardle plead guilty to minor charges like witness tampering and violating a protection order, while dropping the most serious allegations — including strangulation — and eliminating any jail time. Knudsen calls it “less than a slap on the wrist,” sparking public outrage and his own…
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