Idaho Falls, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with first-degree murder, rape, and use of a deadly weapon in the commission of a felony.

Christopher Tapp, age 20, was accused of raping and stabbing Angie Dodge, age 18, to death in her apartment on June 13, 1996. Her body was found when she failed to show up for work.

The city’s police department invest... More...    $0 (12-31-1998 - ID)

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with assault with a dangerous weapon.

After a two-and-a-half-day trial in June 2022, a federal jury found Qaya Mikel Gordon, age 20, of Lapwai, Idaho, guilty of two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon. According to trial testimony and court records, on November 1, 2021, Gordon went into a building where his mothe... More...    $0 (12-02-2022 - ID)

Boise, Idaho criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with
Threatening An FBI Agent.

Jerald Reutzel contacted a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent through text messaging in November of 2020. In the text message, Reutzel falsely accused the FBI agent of failing to investigate a local crime, referred to the agent with profane slurs, and threatened to assault t... More...    $0 (09-02-2022 - ID)

Sandpoint, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with lewd conduct.

Christopher John Lawson, age 53, was alleged to have assaulted a pre-teen in 2013.

The girl did not report the assault for a number of years.... More...    $0 (06-02-2022 - ID)

Criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with sexual assault and forcible penetration.

Former state Representative Aaron von Ehlinger, age 39, was charged with a legislative intern, age 19, in his apartment after they had dinner.

Ada County Deputy Prosecutor Katelyn Margueritte Farley prosecuted the case.... More...    $0 (04-29-2022 - ID)

Blackfoot, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with two counts of aggravated assault on law enforcement personnel, eluding a police officer and possession of fentanyl.

The charges against Marcus Kurt Yupe, arose from an incident on May 8, which began in the city of Blackfoot. A Blackfoot police officer attempted to stop a pickup truck being driven by Yupe due to it... More...    $0 (03-28-2022 - ID)

Pocatello, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with assault with a dangerous weapon.

Ish pleaded guilty to the charge on December 7, 2021.

On October 18, 2019, Fort Hall police officers received a call about a disturbance at a residence on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation. Officers responded to the residence and found a witness who said a person had been s... More...    $0 (03-09-2022 - ID)

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin, unlawful possession of a firearm by a drug addict, unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, and for possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.

Christopher William Bounds, 38, of Lind, Washington, was charged with conspiracy to distribute ... More...    $0 (04-28-2021 - ID)

Coeuro D’Alene, Idaho criminal defense lawyer who was charged with felony possession of a firearms and drugs.

Christopher William Bounds, a/k/a Jonathan James Montgomery, 38, of Lind, Washington, was charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin, unlawful possession of a firearm by a drug addict, unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, and for possessing a firear... More...    $0 (04-29-2021 - ID)

Pocatello, ID - The United States of America chrged Andrew Dixey Galloway with assault with intent to commit murder and using a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.

Andrew Dixey Galloway, 30, of Blackfoot, was sentenced to a total of 179 months in federal prison for assault with intent to commit murder and using a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, U.S. Attorney Bart... More...    $0 (12-10-2019 - ID)

Smalley was employed at an assisted living facility and worked alone as the overnight caregiver. The victim, F.B., was a 102-year-old patient at the facility who had arthritis, wore
hearing aids, and spoke with a low voice. Her hands were deformed from the arthritis, she could only eat with a large-handled spoon, and she had difficulty swallowing. F.B. could not walk, sit up, stand, dress ... More...    $0 (05-13-2018 - ID)

Investigative journalism has long been a fixture in the American press, particularly with regard to food safety.1 In the early 1900s, Upton Sinclair highlighted conditions in the meat-packing industry in The Jungle, a novel based on his time working incognito in a packing plant.2 This case also originates in the agricultural sector�a secretly-filmed expos� of the operation of an Idaho dairy fa... More...    $0 (01-09-2018 - ID)

Poncatello, ID - Murray James Plentywounds, 30, of Fort Hall, Idaho, pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon.

According to the plea agreement, on November 29, 2016, the Federal Bureau of Investigation was advised that a stabbing had occurred on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation. The female victim was in the Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello. An FBI agent met her there. The ag... More...    $0 (08-24-2017 - ID)

Boise, ID - Jerome Man Sentenced to a Decade in Prison for Armed Stand Off with Police

Daniel Andrew Mills, 41, of Jerome, Idaho, was sentenced to serve ten years in prison for unlawful possession of firearms and violating the conditions of his supervised release, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Senior U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge sentenced Mills to 100 months imprisonment ... More...    $0 (01-29-2017 - ID)

Boise, ID - Norteno Gang Members Sentenced to Federal Prison

Mateo Salome Espinoza, 20, of Nampa, Idaho was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison yesterday for the crime of unlawful possession of ammunition. Following his term of imprisonment, he will have to serve three years of supervised release. A federal grand jury indicted Espinoza and his brother Juan on April 12, 2016.
<... More...    $0 (12-07-2016 - ID)

COEUR D’ALENE - Worley Man Pleads Guilty to Assault

Brian Eugene Sczenski, 32, of Worley, Idaho, pleaded guilty to assault with the intent to commit robbery.

According to the plea agreement, Sczenski admitted on April 18, 2016, the victim returned home to see Sczenski driving away from his home on the victim's 2016 utility task vehicle (UTV). The victim jumped on his 2010 UTV an... More...    $0 (12-06-2016 - ID)

Boise, ID - Federal Jury Convicts Jerome Man for Unlawfully Possessing Firearms

Daniel Andrew Mills, 41, of Jerome, Idaho, was convicted by a federal jury in Boise for unlawful possession of firearms. Mills was indicted on February 9, 2016.

During the two-day trial, the jury heard evidence that Mills, a convicted felon who was wanted by the U.S. Marshals on a federal warrant for... More...    $0 (10-31-2016 - ID)

Twin Falls, ID - Defendant Found Not Guilty of Assault and Battery With a Dangerous Weapon

The State of Idaho charged William James Agnew, age 55, with assault and batter with aggravated battery (knife) as a result of an incident on May 7, 2016 outside a Jefferson Street Apartment in Twin Falls. During the confrontation, Raymond Stark was stabbed by Agnew. The problem arose when Agnew w... More...    $0 (10-22-2016 - ID)

Boise, ID - Boise Drug Dealer Sentenced to Federal Prison

Quentin Craig Padilla, 32, of Boise, Idaho, was sentenced to 105 months in prison for distributing methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Padilla’s sentence will run concurrent with a state sentence he is currently serving. Following his prison sentence, Padilla will be placed on five years of supervised release.... More...    $0 (10-13-2016 - ID)

COEUR D’ALENE, ID - Federal Jury Convicts Plummer Man of Sexual Abuse

Jeremy J. Bohlman, 37, of Plummer, Idaho, was convicted yesterday by a federal jury in Coeur d'Alene of aggravated sexual abuse and sexual abuse.

During the three-day trial, the jury heard evidence that Bohlman used force or fear against a female to cause her to engage in sexual intercourse. Bohlman argued tha... More...    $0 (10-04-2016 - ID)

Boise, ID - Meridian Man Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Oxycodone Distribution

Theodore Pena, 66, of Meridian, Idaho, was sentenced to 12 months in prison and three years of supervised release for distributing oxycodone. Senior U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge also ordered that Pena forfeit $3,200 in drug proceeds.

According to evidence presented at the entry of plea ... More...    $0 (09-06-2016 - ID)

Pocatello, ID - Fort Hall Woman Sentenced for Assault on an Officer

Demetres Ish, 23, of Fort Hall, Idaho, was sentenced to seven months in prison for assault on an officer, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Ish served an additional month on this charge in the Shoshone-Bannock Tribal jail. Chief United States District Judge B. Lynn Winmill also ordered Ish to serve three years of ... More...    $0 (06-24-2016 - ID)

Pocatello, ID - Fort Hall Woman Sentenced for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon

Tanisha Phelps, 20, of Fort Hall, Idaho, was sentenced to time served, 11 months, including six months in the Shoshone-Bannock Tribal jail and five months in federal custody, for assault with a dangerous weapon, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Chief United States District Judge B. Lynn Winmill also order... More...    $0 (06-24-2016 - ID)

Boise, ID - Boston Mafia Associate Sentenced for Idaho Gun Charge

Enrico M. Ponzo, a/k/a Jay Shaw, a longtime fugitive from Boston, Massachusetts, who posed as a rancher while living on the run in Marsing, Idaho, was sentenced to 46 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for unlawful possession of firearms, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Senior U.S. Distr... More...    $0 (04-11-2016 - ID)

Pocatello, ID - Fort Hall Woman Pleads Guilty to Assault on an Officer

Demetres Ish, 23, of Fort Hall, Idaho, pleaded guilty in United States District Court to assault on an officer. Ish was indicted by the federal grand jury in Pocatello on October 27, 2015.

On March 30, 2015, a Fort Hall Police officer who was a school resource officer at the Sho-Ban Junior/Senior High School ... More...    $0 (04-12-2016 - ID)

Boise, ID - Boise Man Sentenced to Prison for Gun Crime

Jesse Starkey, 35, of Boise, Idaho, was sentenced in United States District Court to 30 months in prison for unlawfully possessing a firearm. Senior U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge also ordered that Starkey’s 30 month sentence is to run concurrent to a state sentence that he is currently serving. After his period of imprisonmen... More...    $0 (05-04-2016 - ID)

Pocatello, ID - Fort Hall Woman Pleads Guilty to Assault

Tanisha Phelps, 19, of Fort Hall, Idaho, pleaded guilty in United States District Court to assault with a dangerous weapon. Phelps was indicted by the federal grand jury in Pocatello on January 27, 2015.

According to the plea agreement, on December 14, 2014, Fort Hall Police were called to a residence on the Fort Hall Indi... More...    $0 (04-11-2016 - ID)

Pocatello, ID - Fort Hall Man Pleads Guilty to Assault

Lyle Plentywounds, Sr., 60, of Fort Hall, Idaho, pleaded guilty in United States District Court to assault on an officer. Plentywounds was indicted by the federal grand jury in Pocatello on July 28, 2015.

On June 23, 2015, officers from the Fort Hall Police Department responded to a residence on the Fort Hall Indian Reservati... More...    $0 (04-12-2016 - ID)

COEUR D'ALENE - Former Tribal Officer Sentenced to Federal Prison for Misdemeanor Assault

Ramon L. Garcia, 31, of Plummer, Idaho, was sentenced in United States District Court to four months in prison for assault. Garcia pleaded guilty to the charge on October 20, 2015.

According to the plea agreement, Garcia admitted that he was heavily intoxicated when he pointed a firearm at ... More...    $0 (01-24-2016 - ID)

Pocatello, ID - Fort Hall Man Sentenced for Assault on an Officer and Illegal Possession of a Firearm

Raymond Hye Broncho, 40, of Fort Hall, Idaho, was sentenced to 108 months in prison for assault on an officer with a dangerous weapon and illegal possession of a firearm by a drug user. Senior U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge also ordered Broncho to serve three years of supervised rel... More...    $0 (01-12-2016 - ID)

Burgess was the passenger in a vehicle being driven by his wife when a trooper attempted to stop the vehicle for not having a license plate. Burgess’s wife did not pull over, but attempted to flee from the trooper before finally stopping on the median side of the freeway. Burgess exited the vehicle with a knife in his hand. Several additional officers arrived on scene, and when Burgess failed t... More...    $0 (09-29-2015 - ID)

In the predawn hours of August 27, 2009, a woman sleeping in the bedroom of her apartment in Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho, awakened to see an unknown male standing over her with a knife in his hand. He was wearing a mask that covered his face and exposed his eyes. He put a hand over her mouth and held a knife against her throat, and he then stated that she was going to cooperate. He initially att... More...    $0 (09-21-2015 - ID)

Pocatello, ID - Sex Offender Pleads Guilty to Failing to Register and Assault on an Officer

Ronald Lee Chaney, 34, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, pleaded guilty yesterday to failing to register as a sex offender and assault on an officer, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Chaney was indicted by a federal grand jury in Pocatello on August 27, 2013.

According to the plea agreement, ... More...    $0 (09-02-2015 - ID)