Man's death under investigation

A 44-year-old Plains man was found dead in his rented house around 3 p.m. Friday. Plains Chief of Police Shawn Emmett called it a “suspicious death” and immediately ordered an autopsy of Mark Legard at the Montana Crime Lab in Missoula.

Emmett couldn’t release any additional information surrounding the death of the Plains man because the case is still under investigation. His body was discovered by his father, Pat Legard.

Mark Legard had been the owner of Mark’s Barber Shop in Plains for several years. He lost his mother, son and a niece in a vehicle accident several years ago. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. Deputy Coroner Larry Neilson pronounced Legard dead at the scene. Emmett said it could be a month before he gets results of the autopsy.