GREAT FALLS, Mont. – A woman accused in the death of a downtown business owner appeared in court this week, facing serious charges.

Kelsey Staigmiller was charged with deliberate homicide after an incident on May 18. Police reported that she forced her way into an apartment during a drug-related argument, then approached a pickup truck where Sarah Bailey was sitting.

Surveillance footage allegedly shows Staigmiller pushing Bailey from the truck, then driving off, dragging Bailey down the street. Bailey died at the scene. This case has deeply impacted the Great Falls community.

Staigmiller had an arraignment and bail hearing at the Cascade County Courthouse on June 2, where she faced an amended list of charges. Judge Elizabeth Best disclosed a past social connection to the Staigmiller fa

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