Five felony charges filed in death of Mika Westwolf
Many supporters and family members of Mika Westwolf were in the Lake County Courthouse court chambers Wednesday for the arraignment hearing of Sunny White, who is accused of hitting the young Native woman north of Arlee on March 31, and leaving the scene of the accident. (Jeff Smith photo)
Nearly seven months after Mika Westwolf was struck by a vehicle and killed north of Arlee, charges were filed Oct. 20 in the 20th District Court in Polson, and suspect Sunny Katherine White was arrested Saturday, Oct. 21, in Kalispell.
White, 28, was initially held in the Flathead County Jail on five felony charges. She posted bond of $200,000 and was released. Her first court appearance on Wednesday at the Lake County Courthouse was continued to Nov. 8 at the request of Sterling Lauden, the managing attorney for the Lake County Public Defender's Office.
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