Man accused of screwdriver, ax murder of camper claims self-defense

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)

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)

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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