Tyson David Kolar has been sentenced for killing Matthew Fiechtner several miles west of Hobson in Judith Basin County on October 2, 2023.

Kolar pleaded guilty to deliberate homicide on May 23, 2025, and Judge Jon Oldenburg sentenced him on Monday, August 11, 2025.

Melody Montgomery of the Judith Basin Press (link) reports that Kolar was sentenced to 80 years in the Montana State Prison for murder, with 10 additional years for an enhanced weapon charge. None of those years are suspended, which means that unless he is granted parole in 35 years, Kolar will serve the full 90-year term.

Kolar will not be eligible to apply for parole until he is 77 years old. Oldenburg imposed the additional parole restriction beyond what the prosecution recommended.

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