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"Joshua Michael Paniagua, who was charged with felony drug possession in January after an incident in which investigators said he stabbed another man who was trying to rob him of his marijuana, was charged in Missoula County Justice Court on Monday with assault with a weapon, a felony which carries a possible 20-year prison sentence.

Paniagua's mother called 911 around 11 p.m. on Saturday to report her son was "freaking out," stating he had screwed all of the doors shut and saying his mother was "possessed by the devil," Missoula County prosecutors said in charging documents. The woman was calling from a neighbor's house, where she had fled after he "came at her with a hammer," according to court documents. Paniagua had similar episodes on previous occasions, typically induced by alcohol and drug use, she told authorities.

When law enforcement from the Missoula County Sheriff's Department arrived, the woman told a sergeant Paniagua had made a "torture chamber" in the home and said she was fearful when he had brandished the hammer toward her. Charging documents do not further describe the chamber.

The woman had been able to escape the home and get into her vehicle, but Paniagua had taken her phone and car keys when she got out to open their driveway gate, according to court documents. She made it to a neighbors house, where she called 911.

As prosecutors were typing up Paniagua's charging documents the next day, he was still barricaded inside the home, according to charging documents.

"The male suspected boarded himself inside the residence," said Jeannette Smith, a spokesperson with the Missoula County Sheriff's Office, in a press release Sunday. "Throughout the night and into the morning deputies made several attempts to make contact and negotiate his surrender. Missoula County Special Response Team, assisted by the Kalispell unit, apprehended the suspect without incident at approximately 7:25 a.m.""

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NAME: Joshua Michael Paniagua
CURRENT STATUS: Secure

LEGAL RECORD


OFFENSE: Criminal Distribution of Dangerous Drugs

OFFENSE DATE: 1/1/2020
SENTENCE PRONOUNCED: 12/7/2021
SENTENCE (MONTHS): 60



OFFENSE: Tampering with Physical Evidence
OFFENSE DATE: 1/1/2020
SENTENCE PRONOUNCED: 12/7/2021
SENTENCE (MONTHS): 120

OFFENSE: Assault with a Weapon
OFFENSE DATE: 6/6/2020
SENTENCE PRONOUNCED: 12/7/2021
SENTENCE (MONTHS): 180

On January 1, 2020, 19 year-old Joshua Paniagua stabbed 18 year-old Benjamin Mousso to death in a casino bathroom during what was termed a ‘drug rip’.

Deputy Missoula County Attorney Mac Bloom described Paniagua’s sentence, handed down in Missoula District Court by Judge Leslie Halligan.
“She sentenced Mr. Paniagua to 10 years active with the Department of Public Health and Human Services, which is primarily focused on mental health treatment, and then followed that up with another five years active Department of Corrections placement, which is focused primarily on substance abuse,” said Bloom. “Then she followed that up with another 10 years on probation. So ultimately, Mr. Paniagua will do 15 years in custody, followed by another 10 years of supervised probation.”
 
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