Court Beat
 | Author:
Dee Gannon, MT43 News Correspondent
MT43 News Correspondent |
May 17
Dee Gannon
MT43 News Correspondent
The criminal docket in Judge Kathy Seeley’s courtroom on Friday, May 17 is as follows:
Damien Duffy was scheduled for an Evidentiary Hearing; but he is found to be in Gallatin County Detention Center. He has new charges in Cascade County. A Petition to Revoke has been filed. He will have a Status Hearing on June 21.
George Marcuzzi had Sentencing on 2 cases. A single Pre-Sentence Investigation was created for both cases. The 2021 case had him (while under the influence of meth) believing that his girlfriend was being held captive in the basement of a family friend. He appeared at the home with firearms, claiming to ‘rescue’ her. The second case in 2023, a 911 call had been made by the victim/passenger of a white sedan; claiming that a maroon small SUV had been chasing them, hitting their car in the backend, at speeds up to 110mph. The maroon SUV finally went off the road.
This time, Marcuzzi was found with meth and THC in his system. Marcuzzi remarked at the time, that he believed the woman was being “held against her will”.
County Attorney, Cory Sanson said before Sentencing, that this was a “level of dangerousness beyond ‘normal’ drug use”. He is sentenced in the 2021 case to 10 years, Montana State Prison, none suspended. He receives just over a year credit time served. The 2023 case got a 15 year Sentence to the Montana State Prison with three years suspended. He must be screened for Treatment while in prison. The Sentences are to be served consecutively. Judge Seeley commented, “I think he is a dangerous man”.
