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Man charged with Kalispell murder pleads not guilty

Leigh Medina, 48, charged with deliberate homicide
Posted at 12:55 PM, Aug 11, 2019
and last updated 2019-08-11 14:55:56-04

A Kalispell man recently pleaded not guilty to killing a man with a cement brick.

Leigh Medina, 48, of Kalispell is charged with deliberate homicide in the July death of Paul David Kellenberger, 67.

According to the Flathead County Sheriff's Office, Medina beat Kellenberger with a cement brick at a Kalispell home on July 15.

Court documents offer no insight into Medina's motive. He remains in the Flathead County jail on $500,000 bond.

Medina's trial is scheduled for later this year.