Man accused of screwdriver stabbing pleads not guilty
Inset: Dustin Kjersem (Gallatin Sheriff’s Office). Background: Daren Christopher Abbey, 41, appears in District Court on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024, in Bozeman, Mont. (Laurenz Busch/Bozeman Daily Chronicle via AP)

The image shows Dustin Kjersem from the Gallatin Sheriff’s Office in the forefront. In the background, Daren Christopher Abbey, 41, is seen in District Court on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, in Bozeman, Montana. The photo credit goes to Laurenz Busch from the Bozeman Daily Chronicle via AP.

A man accused of killing a camper who had invited him into his tent to have a beer in the Montana wilderness has claimed self-defense.

Daren Christopher Abbey, 41, pleaded not guilty this week to a deliberate homicide charge along with two counts of tampering with evidence in the death of 35-year-old Dustin Kjersem.

“I definitely plead not guilty. Dustin Kjersem tried to kill me,” Abbey said in court, the Bozeman Daily Chronicle reported.

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