Phillips County Sheriff’s Office

PHILLIPSBURG — Phillips County Attorney Melissa M. Schoen announced the sentencing of Mitchell Bissonnette, Ashley Paige, Christopher Gower, David Vincent and Ardith Paul Nix in District Court, according to a news release posted online by the Phillips County Sheriff’s Office. These individuals were arrested by the sheriff’s office as part of an ongoing narcotic investigations in Phillips County.

Bissonnette was found guilty of misdemeanor possession of marijuana, and criminal threat. The court suspended a prison sentence of 12 months and placed him on 12 months of supervised probation with community corrections.

Page was found guilty of child endangerment and two counts of misdemeanor possession of marijuana. She was sentenced to 12 months in the county jail, and the court suspended her jail sentence and placed her on 12 months of probation with court services.

Gower was found guilty of distribution of a controlled substance – methadone and illegal use of a communication device. The court found a suitable treatment program existed and his 22-month sentence to the department of corrections was suspended to 18 months of supervised probation with Community Corrections. His probation will not begin until he is released from the Department of Corrections.

Vincent was found guilty of felony possession of marijuana. The court suspended a prison sentence of 16 months and placed him on 18 months of supervised probation with mandatory drug treatment.

Nix was found guilty of felony possession of a controlled substance – Adderall. The court suspended a prison sentence of 24 months and placed him on 12 months of supervised probation with court services.