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Daren Christopher Abbey sentenced to 100 years in prison for murder of Dustin Kjersem

Daren Abbey received 100 years for deliberate homicide and evidence tampering after a jury rejected his self-defense claim in the killing of camper Dustin Kjersem, prosecutors said.

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In pronouncing his sentence, Judge Peter Ohman said Abbey poses “a serious concern and threat to the public.”

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Daren Christopher Abbey sentenced to 100 years in prison for murder of Dustin Kjersem

In pronouncing his sentence, Judge Peter Ohman said Abbey poses “a serious concern and threat to the public.”

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Man faces sentencing in brutal murder at Montana campsite

BOZEMAN (Scripps News Group) — A Montana man faces life in prison after a jury convicted him in the brutal campsite murder of Dustin Kjersem. Prosecutors accused Abbey of murdering Kjersem in October 2024 at a Moose Creek campsite near Big Sky and attempting to hide evidence afterward. Daren Christopher Abbey (Montana Department of Corrections vis Scripps News Bozeman) According to charging documents, Kjersem’s girlfriend found him dead in his t…

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Court TV broke the news in on Tuesday, February 3, 2026.
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