Calvert allegedly stabbed victim 54 times

THOMPSON FALLS - The preliminary hearing of Nathan Lee William Calvert scheduled for Dec. 17 at 4 p.m. at the Sanders County Justice Court was vacated because charges against Calvert were brought forth by County Attorney Zimmerman.

Calvert, alleged murderer, was charged with four counts of felonies – deliberate homicide, attempted deliberate homicide, aggravated burglary and robbery.

Court documents stated that deliberate homicide “is punishable by death, by life imprisonment, or by imprisonment in the state prison for a term of not less than 10 years or more than 110 years.”

The documents released Monday described the tragic murder of Doug Morigeau in vivid detail. A quiet night at a home gone astray in Dixon, twisted itself into a horrific murder scene.

According to the affidavit filed by Sanders County Attorney Robert Zimmerman, Calvert, high on spice (a form of synthetic marijuana), barged through the front door of the residence knocking down Doug Morigeau. His wife, Cheryl Morigeau, believed that Calvert was repeatedly punching her husband. However, Calvert was stabbing Doug Morigeau – 54 times to be exact.

The affidavit also recounted Calvert’s interview statement regarding the event where he stated that Morigeau “would not die” as he repeatedly stabbed him “in the neck, stomach, and all over.”

Calvert then proceeded to hit Doug Morigeau with a pump action .22 rifle that broke during the attack.

Cheryl Morigeau came to her husband’s defense and had her throat cut by Calvert.

At first, Calvert claimed to have not remembered Cheryl but after seeing a picture of her, he admitted that he stabbed her in the throat and was unsure of how many other times he had stabbed her.

During the attack, Cheryl Morigeau realized that her husband was going to be unable to get the intruder out of the house so she stepped out the back door.

According to the affidavit, “it got quiet in the house.” In an effort to avoid another attack from Calvert, Cheryl Morigeau fled across Highway 212 to the driveway of her brother-in-law’s residence where she phoned 911.

Neither Cheryl nor Doug knew the intruder. Cheryl went on to describe the attackers eyes “as cold and evil.”

In the interview with Calvert in the affidavit, Calvert admitted to smoking spice for up to two weeks almost constantly.

Calvert stated that he heard voices and began hallucinating while on the drug. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, spice is known to cause extreme anxiety, paranoia, and hallucinations, in some cases.

Court documents also revealed that Calvert stabbed a third person before the attack on the Morigeaus.

Gordon Northpiegan was stabbed in the back after Calvert “became convinced that Northpeigan was going to kill him.”

Northpeigan was identified as Calvert’s boyfriend or husband of his sister-in-law.

Northpeigan denied to police officers that he was stabbed but later was treated at a Polson hospital for a stab wound. He then admitted that Calvert had stabbed him.

Currently, Calvert is being held at Sanders County Jail and the bail set at $1 million has not been posted.

A date has been set for his court appearance but at the time of press, the information was unavailable.