Helena Man Accused of Attacking Woman, Ramming Her Car During Escape

Kyle Matthew Kelly, 34, faces a 10-count complaint in Lewis and Clark County Justice Court after a woman reported she was attacked inside a Helena home and later struck by a vehicle as she tried to escape, police paperwork alleges. The affidavit preserves the allegation that "the suspect put his hand around the woman's neck and impaired her breathing" during the initial attack on Feb. 11, 2026.

The charging document enumerates 10 counts, including one count of felony strangulation of a partner or family member and four felony counts of assault with a weapon, for a total of five clearly labeled felonies in the list. The full list also includes two counts of partner or family member assault, one count of misdemeanor unlawful restraint, one count of destruction of a communication device, and one count of criminal mischief, bringing the enumerated total to 10 charges.

A discrepancy remains in the paperwork on the number of felonies. A separate sentence in the reporting called the package "including six felonies," a figure that does not match the enumerated list of offenses. That inconsistency will need clarification from the formal complaint or the county justice court filing to establish whether an additional felony count exists beyond the five explicitly labeled in the list.

The affidavit details escalating violence inside