Don't tell 'that' to the judge

Steven Boyd told an incredible story.

Unfortunately for the Great Falls man, the judge didn’t buy it.

Boyd, who pleaded guilty to family member assault and possession of dangerous drugs in 2012, is in trouble again for violating his parole. He admitted failing to stay in contact with his parole officer, but offered a dramatic excuse. According to the Daily Interlake, Boyd told a Flathead District Court judge that he had been attacked by a grizzly bear while picking berries near Choteau last August and it had taken him three weeks to pull himself out of the woods.

“He hit me like a Volks...