John P. Carr was sentenced to probation on Thursday for running his truck into a woman after drinking at a Great Falls bar in 2023. He drove away from the scene, leaving the victim with serious injuries.

Shortly before the incident, Carr asked the victim if she was transgender and continued to yell at her about being trans, according to court documents. But throughout the case, which spanned 2.5 years, both the defense attorney and the prosecutor maintained that there was no ideological motive in the case and that alcohol and a faulty pickup were the main factors.

As part of a plea agreement, Carr pleaded no contest to felony criminal endangerment earlier this year. On Thursday, Cascade County District Court Judge John Parker followed the recommended sentence of five years, all of which

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