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Man Pleads Not Guilty to Clinic Break-In

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Zachary Klundt remains

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By MOLLY PRIDDY of the Beacon

There was standing room only in
Flathead County District Court last
week for the arraignment of the man
accused of breaking into a local clinic,
future
stealing from it and vandalizing it.
Zachary Jordan Klundt, 24, ap-
peared before Judge Ted Lympus on
March 27, and his lawyer entered not
guilty pleas to felony burglary, criminal
mischief, theft, and attempted burglary
charges.
“That’s your plea, Mr. Klundt?”

Lympus asked.
“Yes, your honor,” Klundt replied, in
the only time he spoke during the hear-
ing.
Members of Klundt’s family were
present, and there was a large crowd of
supporters present for Susan Cahill, the

owner of All Families Healthcare, a Ka-
lispell clinic that provides a wide range
of family practice and reproductive ser-
vices and is also the valley’s only abor-
tion provider, which was broken into
and vandalized on March 4.
After the hearing, Cahill said she ap-
preciated the support from the crowd,

who showed up despite the brevity of the
hearing.
According to charging documents,
responding oicers found shattered
glass from the window of the door to the
oice, and found that the interior of the
building was damaged extensively, ac-
cording to court documents.

This included damage to art, furni-
ture, medical instruments and supplies,
as well as iling cabinets. Additionally,
oicers found a yellow powder, later de-
termined to be from a ire extinguisher,
covering “almost everything.”
TOP: Zachary Klundt, 24, of Columbia Falls, appears in Flathead County District Court March 27. Klundt
Further investigation into the base- allegedly broke into All Families Healthcare on March 4.

ment of the First Avenue East building BOTTOM: A supporter hugs Susan Cahill, owner of All Families Healthcare.
revealed damage to the main sewer line, PHOTOS BY GREG LINDSTROM | FLATHEAD BEACON
the furnace, and the water heater. Of-
icers also found damage on the outside
door leading to the basement, consistent in his pocket, and about $915, believed in front of All Families Healthcare, have
with someone trying to break in from to be stolen from the clinic, in another both denounced the violence used in the
the outside.
pocket. They also allegedly matched vandalism.
Klundt was arrested on the evening Klundt’s shoe tread pattern to that of the Flathead County Attorney Ed Cor-

of March 4, after allegedly attempting impression found at the clinic.
rigan said the case has been referred to
to break into Bob’s Bail Bonds on South A search of Klundt’s residence federal authorities, but as of last week
Main Street in Kalispell. The business turned up several boxes of medical sup- he wasn’t sure if there would be a federal
owner there called police to report that plies, along with medical documents, all case against Klundt.
a man was trying to force his way into of which were reported missing from the If there were, Corrigan said his oice
the business; oicers reported inding clinic.
would still proceed with charges here in
Klundt about a block away from the of- Cahill has said that All Families district court.

ice, and he matched the description giv- Healthcare will remain closed at least Klundt remains in custody at the
en by the business owner.
through the summer, and she will make Flathead County Detention Center, and
When the oicer approached Klundt, another decision about its future in the his bail is set at $100,000. If convicted
the oicer noticed the butt of a handgun fall.
of all four felonies, he could face a maxi-
in Klundt’s jacket. The oicer removed Hope Pregnancy Ministries, a Chris- mum of 60 years in prison and a maxi-
the gun, which he said was loaded with tian clinic that identiies itself as an al- mum of $200,000 in ines.
a full magazine and a spare magazine in ternative to abortion and which has ties A trial date is scheduled for Septem-
the holster.
to Klundt’s family, along with 40 Days ber.

www.ThreeRiversBankMontana.com
Oicers reported observing cuts on for Life, a Christian organization that [email protected]
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Klundt’s hands and inding glass shards
opposes abortions and routinely pickets