Spreadbury v. Bitterroot Public Library et al

Filing 57

RESPONSE to Motion re 51 MOTION for Partial Summary Judgment DEF LEE ENTERPRISES INC'S BRIEF IN OPPOSITION TO PL'S MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT AGAINST LEE ENTERPRISES filed by Lee Enterprises Incorporated. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit FOUNDATIONAL AFFIDAVIT OF JEFFREY B. SMITH, # 2 Exhibit A - Affidavit of Stacey Mueller, # 3 Exhibit B, # 4 Exhibit C, # 5 Exhibit D, # 6 Exhibit E, # 7 Exhibit F, # 8 Exhibit G, # 9 Exhibit H, # 10 Exhibit I, # 11 Exhibit J, # 12 Exhibit K, # 13 Exhibit L, # 14 Exhibit M, # 15 Exhibit N, # 16 Exhibit O) (Smith, Jeffrey)

EXHIBIT N

Spreadbury pleads guilty to felony intimidation of Hamilton librarian

1

Page 1 of

RavattiRepublic.com

Spreadbury pleads guilty to felony intimidation of Hamilton

librarian
By SEPP JANNOTTA Rsvalli Republic

I

Posted: Soturdry, October 16, 2010 8:24 am

Michael Spreadbury, the former Hamilton mayoral candidate, pleaded guilty Friday to one count of felony intimidation
stemming l}om charges linked to his harassment last November ofa Bittenoot Public Library employee,
According to a plea agreement entered in the Missoula courfioom of District Court Judge Douglas G. Harkin, Spreadbury
was handed a deferred sentence ofone year, during which he must refrain from aontact "by any means! including through a
third party" with Nansu Roddy, a public services librarian in Hamilton.
The agreement requires the "removal ofany images of, photos of, or content referring to Nansu Roddy fiom any website
controlled by or contributed to by the defendant."
Spreadbuy has a pair ofwebsites he has regularly used to rail against Roddy, myriad govemment officials and the Ravalli
Republic, all ofwhom he claims have been persecuting him and violating his constitutional rights.
Provided he obeys the agreement's provisions, the deal allows Spreadbury to avoidjail time or punitive fines. A conviction on
felony intimidation would have carried the possibility of l0 years behind bars and a fine ofup to $50,000.
Spreadbury was originally charged with misdemeanor trespassing in June 2009, for returning to the library after he had been
barred from using the facility after a dispute in which he insisted the library keep as reference material letters he'd written
accusing Ravalli County officials of conuption.

With his unsuccessful mayoral bid in its final days, Spreadbury approached Roddy in a parking lot and told her she had better
make the tespassing charge go away. That exchange, during which Roddy felt threatened, she later testified, prompt€d the
felony intimidation charge.

Friday's guilty plea follows the dismissal ofSpreadbury's lawsuit against Roddy in civil court. He had been seeking
$535,000 from Roddy for emotional distress caused by what he claimed was her giving "false information" to a police officer
and judge during a protection hearing.
Spreadbury filed the suit last April with two others seeking totaljudgments of $l.2 million against Roddy, Hamilton City
Attomey Ken Bell, Ravalli County Attorney George Com and Deputy County Attomey Angela Wetzsteon.
Larson dismissed the other two lawsuits last month.
Under the agreement reached Friday, Spreadbury will be on probation with the Montana Department ofCorrections,
requiring the usual check-ins, loss ofpriyacy and restrietions on his movements.
He

will also be forbidden from owning or possessing firearms ofany kind,

A former employee ofthe Federal Emergency Management Agency - Spreadbury claims he still maintains a federal security
clearance - the Hamilton resident "musl seek and maintain employment or a program approved by" probation oflicers,
a timeline requiring Spreadbury's websites - BitterrootRsinq.com and
MichaelSoreadbury.com - be clear ofmaterial penaining to Roddy by Nov. 20.

During Friday's hearing, Harkin added

Reporter Sepp Jannotta can be reached at 363-3300 or [e-mail].

http://ravallirepublic.com/news/local/article_6f14b7ce-d931-11df-88e6-001cc4c03286.htm...611212011

1