Former judge-elect pleads not guilty to drug charges in Lake County
A Lake County attorney who had been elected in November to serve as a judge in the 20th Judicial District covering Lake and Sanders counties pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to three felony drug charges.
An investigation by the Montana Department of Justice’s Division of Criminal Investigation found that Kenneth Britton “Britt” Cotter, 48, had tried to purchase cocaine on multiple occasions between March 2022 and May 2023.
Cotter has been charged with one count of solicitation to commit criminal distribution of dangerous drugs and two counts of attempted criminal possession of dangerous drugs. If convicted, Cotter could face up to 35 years in prison and a $60,000 fine.
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