Montana man denies intimidation charge in threat to 'take back' ranch he lost in 1979 divorce
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A man who was arrested after threatening to take back a western Montana ranch he lost in a 1979 divorce has pleaded not guilty to felony intimidation and violating a protective order.
KECI-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1rm9O4O ) 73-year-old John Fesler Lance II entered his plea Wednesday in District Court in Hamilton. District Judge Jeffrey Langton maintained Lance's bail at $200,000.
Lance was arrested Sept. 15 after arriving at the Florence-area ranch owned by Lee and Lucinda Hayne. Both held him at gunpoint until Ravalli County sheriff's deputies arrived.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Lance was released from prison in March after serving more than 20 years for intimidating judges, attorneys and others involved in the divorce case and was jailed from April through July for violating a protective order the Haynes had filed.
Prosecutors filed for persistent felony status, which could lead to a longer sentence of Lance is convicted.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Information from: KECI-TV, http://www.keci.com