Status Hearing Continued for Convicted Felon

A status conference in Fourth Judicial District Court in Sheridan was held this week regarding probation revocation for a woman who was sentenced to prison in 2011 for two counts of felony aggravated DUI. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details.

In January of 2010, Lydia Morrison was arrested in Sheridan County and charged with two counts of felony aggravated assault and battery and two counts of felony aggravated DUI. The incident that brought about the charges occurred just outside of Parkman, where Morrison while under the influence of alcohol, knowingly struck two individuals with her vehicle while they were walking along the roadside. Morrison was traveling at an estimated speed of 55 mph, and had been involved in a confrontation with the victims at the bar in Parkman shortly before the incident. Morrison, in February of 2011,  was sentenced to 5 to 8 years in prison and five years of supervised probation upon her release from prison. Morrison completed her prison term in 2016 and began her five year probation term at that time. A petition to revoke Morrison’s probation was filed by the State citing a failure to pay restitution and a pending criminal case in Montana.

Morrison, at a hearing in August denied the charge that she violated terms of her probation. District Court Judge John Fenn at Tuesday’s hearing, continued the hearing and said another status conference would be scheduled following a December 9 hearing in Montana where the pending criminal case against Morrison will be addressed.