A Lakeside man denies that he assaulted his wife and let their daughter hit her mother with a hammer.
Grant Edward Rodgers pleaded not guilty to charges of accountability to assault with a weapon and criminal endangerment, both felonies, in Flathead County District Court on July 9.
According to court records, Rodgers got into an argument with his wife on the evening of May 14 and at one point told her “you are going to die.” Rodgers allegedly grabbed the woman and tried to throw her down a flight of stairs. He then grabbed her and slammed her face into a doorframe. After that, he allegedly struck her multiple times in the face.
At some point during the altercation, Rodgers instructed his young daughter to grab a hammer for her own protection. The daughter then allegedly struck her mother several times with the hammer.
The woman was finally able to get away from the house and call 911. She met a Flathead County sheriff’s deputy who observed a large lump on the woman’s head and a bloody nose.
Because Rodgers allegedly prevented the woman from leaving the house while their daughter struck her with a hammer, he is being charged with accountability to assault with a weapon.
If convicted, Rodgers could face 30 years in prison and $100,000 in fines. Rodgers is scheduled to go to trial in August.