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Spokane Co. deputy killed in line of duty leaves behind strong Helena ties
Helena, Mont. — Friends and former mentors at Carroll College are remembering Spokane County Deputy Parker Perry after the line-of-duty killing of the officer whose time in Helena built lasting ties. NonStop Local spoke with Montana Army National Guard members who knew Perry through Carroll College, where he met close friend Scott Sponholz in 2016. The two stayed close through most of college. After they finished the ROTC program in 2020 and Perry moved back to Washington state, Sponholz said they kept in touch. Sponholz said their friendship showed up in everyday moments and in the call that changed his night last week. "We spent a lot of time together. If I went home over the weekend, chances were Parker was there with me one of those days," Sponholz said. "He was definitely a role model of sorts even though we were the same age in college." "We had just laid down to go to sleep and my phone rang and typically your phone rings late at night and you check who it is and it was Otis. I was like, 'Oh I need to answer this.' And that’s when he told me," Sponholz said. "To go from 0 to