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Man Denies Murder Charge in Marion Shooting

Mark Ames remains in
apartment to confront Ames.
jail on $500,000 bond
At that point, Ames allegedly shot
and killed Gordon with a .32-caliber
semi-automatic pistol. Undersherif

By MOLLY PRIDDY of the Beacon
Dave Leib reported that Gordon was hit
at close range. Responding emergency
The 52-year-old man accused of crews took Gordon to Kalispell Regional
shooting and killing another man out- Medical Center, but he was pronounced
side his Marion home denied the murder dead on arrival.
charge levied against him.
The men had a strained history, ac-
Mark Bolton Ames appeared before cording to temporary restraining or-

Judge Heidi Ulbricht in Flathead Coun- ders on ile at Flathead County District
ty District Court on Feb. 6 and pleaded Court. Gordon applied for a restraining
not guilty to deliberate homicide. The order against Ames in June 2012, which
charge also includes a weapons enhance- was granted and supposed to remain in
ment factor, since a irearm was used.
efect until Aug. 14, 2014. Despite that,
Prosecutors say Ames killed Harold the two men were apparently living in
Gordon, 60, during an early morning the same building.
dispute on Jan. 12. Ames has since been In the restraining order, Gordon

held at the Flathead County Detention asked that Ames not go “near my home
Center on $500,000 bond.
or property, or harm or harass anyone
During the arraignment hearing, living on my property.” The order also
Ames’ attorneys, Nicholas Aemisegger asks for the restraining order to apply in
and Greg Rapoch, asked the judge for part of Washington, and indicates that
Ames to be allowed to speak with his According to the Flathead County Sherif’s Oice, Mark Bolton Ames, 52, was arrested and jailed for Ames had allegedly threatened Gordon
family while he’s incarcerated.
allegedly killing Harold Gordon, 60. Ames appears in court on Jan. 14. FILE PHOTO BY GREG LINDSTROM | FLATHEAD BEACON
with a irearm in the past.

Flathead County Attorney Ed Corri- If found guilty of deliberate homi-
gan disputed the allowance, saying that cide, Ames’ possible sentences range hearing on the matter.
if’s oice reported that Ames’ wife was
Ames is not supposed to have contact from a minimum of 10 years in prison to According to charging documents
renting one of the apartments.
with witnesses or victims in this case, a life term. The weapons enhancement and a report from the Flathead County At some time between midnight and
which includes his family members.
could add anywhere from two to 10 years Sherif’s Oice, Gordon and Ames were 1:44 a.m. on Jan. 12, Ames allegedly ired
Ulbricht did not rule on the request, to the sentence.
living in Gordon’s residence, which was several rounds from an AK-47 into Gor-
and told the defense that they would [email protected]
a duplex with separate apartments, dur- don’s apartment. Prosecutors say Gor-
have to properly notify the court for a
ing the time of the shooting. The sher-
don then grabbed a shotgun and left his

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