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Sasquatch killer sentenced
March 8, 2012
Loved by many, the demise of Sasquatch shocked and broke the heart and ethos of a community.
The man who admitted to slaying the Good Grief Sasquatch, of dismembering the styrofoam body and trying to hide the evidence deep in the snowy woods, has pleaded guilty to his heinous crime, and been sentenced by a judge of good standing.

You can read the particulars of the horrendous crime here.

Darrell Lee Curtis Jr., 22, Bonners Ferry, entered into a plea agreement with prosecutors, reducing the crimes from felonies to misdemeanors, to which he pled guilty.

As a result, spending 30 days in the local slammer on a charge of petit theft, with an additional 150 days hanging over his head if he doesn't abide by the terms of his probation.

In addition, he has to pay a $152.50 fine, $197.50 in court costs, restitution yet to be determined on the charge of first-degree murder of a Sasqua ... uh, ahem ... the true value of a one-of a-kind piece of art and a local icon.

The malicious injury to property charge that was reduced to a misdemeanor, cost him an additional $300 fine.

In addition, he will have to pay restitution ... once a reasonable price for a one-of-a kind piece of art can be determined, and serve two year's probation, during which time he's prohibited from all the usual stuff plus contact with any other Sasquatches or their families.

The family of the Sasquatch told reporters, "Aaargh, yeee, grrr, erg ... snuff snuff."

It is not known whether that was intended as a threat by the family of the convicted to seek punitive damages or a demand that the culprit treat the survivors of the Sasquatch family to dinner at Zips.

The NSA, we've been told, is working on it.

Clarification of intent from the family of Mr. Sasquatch has proved elusive.