Nampa man who sold sawed off shotgun gets 36 months in prison
Stock image The following is a news release from the Idaho U.S. Attorney’s Office. BOISE — Roy Ulysses Benitez, 26, of Nampa, was sentenced this week in U.S. District Court to 36 months in prison for...
View ArticleWhat we know about Stephanie Eldredge and the man charged in her death
Stephanie Eldredge and two of her children. | EastIdahoNews.com file photo IDAHO FALLS — Mystery surrounded the killing of 21-year-old Stephanie Eldredge for years. She disappeared from her apartment...
View ArticleMan arrested for vandalism of JB’s Soda Barn
IDAHO FALLS — An Idaho Falls man has been arrested for allegedly vandalizing a local soda shop. Police reports show Gilberto Ahuatzi, 22, was arrested Friday after police matched him to security camera...
View ArticleMan in custody, booked into jail following 5-hour incident in Idaho Falls
Nate Sunderland, EastIdahoNews.com UPDATE IDAHO FALLS — An Idaho Falls man was taken into custody after a five-hour standoff with police Sunday morning. Nathan Blackburn, 41, was arrested for felony...
View ArticleIdaho man faces federal charges after he allegedly led illegal bear hunts in...
An Idaho man faces multiple felony charges after officials say he falsified hunting documents when hunting grizzly bears in Alaska, according to court documents obtained by the Idaho Statesman. Paul...
View ArticleMan arrested after Sunday incident had allegedly set off pipe bomb at...
Nathan Blackburn | Bonneville County Jail IDAHO FALLS — The man who was arrested after a five-hour standoff Sunday allegedly showed a pattern of breaking into his girlfriend’s home, documents say....
View ArticleAuthorities looking for suspect in Soda Springs bank robbery
This man robbed Ireland Bank in Soda Springs located at 98 West Second Street. | Soda Springs Police Dept. SODA SPRINGS – Authorities are looking for a man who robbed a bank in Soda Springs Monday...
View ArticleMan arrested during traffic stop on 10 sex crime charges
The following is a news release from the Chubbuck Police Department. On March 24, 46-year-old Donald J. Maberry Sr. of Chubbuck was arrested on an outstanding felony warrant for 10 counts of Sexual...
View ArticleRexburg man sentenced to probation for insurance fraud
The following is a news release from Attorney General Lawrence Wasden. BOISE — Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has announced a Madison County man was sentenced Monday, March 25, for insurance fraud....
View ArticleCourt documents reveal shocking new details that led to murder charge in...
Kenneth Ryan Jones | Idaho Falls Police Department IDAHO FALLS — Recently filed court documents reveal disturbing details about Stephanie Eldredge’s death and the man accused of killing her....
View Article2 in custody after police find over 40 pounds of marijuana in car
The following is a news release from the Idaho Falls Police Department. IDAHO FALLS — At approximately 5 a.m. Tuesday morning, Idaho Falls Police Officers were notified by the Idaho State Police that a...
View ArticleSchool asks for help identifying theft suspects
Courtesy American Heritage Charter School IDAHO FALLS –A local charter school is asking for help finding the people involving in a theft Tuesday. Surveillance video shows at least two individuals...
View ArticleJayme Closs’ kidnapper pleads guilty to intentional homicide and kidnapping...
(CNN) — Jake Patterson, who kidnapped 13-year-old Jayme Closs and killed her parents in Wisconsin six months ago, fidgeted and wept as he pleaded guilty Wednesday to two counts of intentional homicide...
View ArticleRigby man pleads guilty to sexually exploiting 4-year-old
Joseph Lavern Harris | Natalia Hepworth, EastIdahoNews.com POCATELLO — A Rigby man has pleaded guilty to federal charges of sexually exploiting a 4-year-old girl. Joseph Lavern Harris, 31, was indicted...
View ArticleTwo men arrested on drug trafficking charges
IDAHO FALLS — Two Idaho Falls men were arrested on felony drug charges Wednesday. Police reports show Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies and Idaho State Probation and Parole officers responded to a...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to violent rape of mother who was home with her children...
Forrest Whittington EDITOR’S NOTE: This story contains disturbing descriptions of violence. Reader discretion is advised. ST. ANTHONY — A man has pleaded guilty to violently raping a woman with her...
View ArticleLISTEN: Man explodes at judge in profanity-filled tirade after jury finds him...
Listen the Jacob Oberg’s outburst in the video above. The photo was taken during Oberg’s first trial in October 2018. ST. ANTHONY — After being found guilty of raping an adult family member, Jacob...
View ArticleHis ‘swatting’ call led to the death of a man. Now he is going to prison for...
(CNN) — A California man who made a hoax call that precipitated a fatal police shooting in Kansas has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison. Tyler Raj Barriss received the sentence after...
View ArticleMan accused of having guns when ordered not to, triggering West Yellowstone...
Charles Gibson Bailey | Billings Gazette WEST YELLOWSTONE, Montana (Billings Gazette) — The arrest of a man accused of violating a restraining order and having several guns when ordered not to...
View ArticleCuster County man arrested on murder warrant at Idaho Falls Airport
CHALLIS — Authorities have arrested a man in the homicide case of 23-year-old Charles McBride. Ben Savage, 36, was arrested at the Idaho Falls Airport Saturday on a Custer County warrant, Custer County...
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