Man sentenced for abducting baby

A 29-year-old Hungry Horse Man received a 15-year suspended sentence for his role in abducting his girlfriend’s one-year-old son from his grandparents’ home in April and heading out of state.

Beau Blasius pleaded guilty earlier to felony counts of custodial interference and burglary and to a separate charge of issuing bad checks.

Flathead County District Court Judge Ted Lympus sentenced Blasius on Oct. 17 to five years all suspended for custodial interference and 10 years all suspended and consecutive for burglary. He also sentenced Blasius to 10 years all suspended and concurrent for issuing bad checks.

Blasius’ girlfriend, Bryndi Gibson, pleaded guilty to felony counts of custodial interference and theft on Aug. 1 after reaching a plea agreement. Lympus sentenced her to 10 years all suspended on Sept. 24.

According to court documents, the couple lost custody of their child because of drug problems, and the baby was being raised by his grandparents in Kalispell. Blasius showed up at the grandparents’ home on April 27 asking for the baby. When the grandfather refused, Blasius said he’d be back.

Later that night, Flathead County sheriff’s deputies responded to the grandparents’ house after someone had used a large rock to smash through an outside door and then kicked in an upstairs bedroom door. The baby was missing, and an Amber Alert was issued.

Police in Fife, Wash., later reported they had located a stolen truck connected to the couple. When questioned, Blasius allegedly admitted taking the baby from its crib.

Blasius was also charged with issuing 24 bad checks totaling $1,165 on a Glacier Bank account from November 2002 through March 2013. The checks were mostly used at restaurants, convenience stores and casinos, including the Back Room Restaurant and the Blue Moon Nite Club.