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Kalispell Man Sentenced for Attempted Burglary

Aron Porras tried to break into a Kalispell home while high on meth in December

By Justin Franz

A 22-year-old Kalispell man was sentenced to 10 years with the Department of Corrections with five suspended after he tried and failed to break into a house while high on meth last December.

Aron Porras appeared in Flathead County District Court on May 21.

According to court documents, a Kalispell woman called police on Dec. 10, 2014 after she found Porras on her balcony with a knife trying to break into her apartment through the backdoor. After failing to get into the home, Porras began to stab the air randomly and gained the attention of a neighbor. Porras spotted the neighbor and ran toward his backdoor and tried to force his way into the apartment. Porras got one arm through the door so the man could not close the door. The man then pulled a gun on Porras, who eventually left the residence. Police arrived soon after and arrested Porras.

Porras’ girlfriend told authorities Porras was high on methamphetamine. She said she had taken Porras to Kalispell Regional Medical Center earlier in the evening because he was hallucinating and doctors recommended he cease using meth.

Meanwhile, Porras, who was still in the back of the police cruiser, freed himself from handcuffs and attempted to escape. An officer took Porras out of the car to re-secure the handcuffs, but the suspect escaped his grasp and fled. His escape was cut short when he reportedly slipped on the ice and officers put him back in the cruiser.

Porras was taken to jail where he continued to be combative, according to court records. At the detention center, police found a small bag of meth in his front pocket.

Porras was charged with attempted aggravated burglary, escape and criminal possession of dangerous drugs. In a plea agreement signed in March, prosecutors agreed to drop the escape charges in exchange for guilty pleas on the other two counts. Besides being sentenced to 10 years with the Department of Corrections with five suspended, Porras will be required to pay $600 in restitution to the Flathead County Detention Center to pay for another inmate’s medical bills stemming from a jail house fight earlier this year. As part of the plea agreement, persecutors agreed to not charge Porras in that fight if he paid restitution.