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Jaymie Vaz

‘Completely innocent victim’: Montana tattoo artist ends up in ‘wrong place, wrong time,’ the perpetrator sentenced to 100 years in prison

A Montana woman has been sentenced to 100 years in prison following a tragic carjacking that resulted in the death of a local tattoo artist. Kelsey Jo Staigmiller, 32, received this sentence after previously pleading guilty in December to charges of deliberate homicide and criminal mischief. The incident, which occurred in downtown Great Falls, has left the community mourning the loss of 51-year-old Sarah Bailey.

Per People Magazine, Sarah Bailey was getting into her pickup truck after finishing her workday when she was approached by Staigmiller. Cascade County Attorney Josh Racki described the situation as a random encounter: “It was an actual case where wrong place, wrong time, completely innocent victim,” Racki stated. “It was one of those true scenarios where just someone’s going home from work and gets murdered.”

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