Police: Man beat with bat, shot with pellet gun following Facebook exchange
Codee Clapp and Ryker Ritchie | Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office IDAHO FALLS — Two men were arrested early Friday morning after police say a Facebook exchange led to a man being hit with a bat and...
View ArticleIdaho Falls man arrested for sexual battery of a minor
IDAHO FALLS — An Idaho Falls man was arrested Friday night on a warrant for sexual battery of a minor. Martin Cervantes‐Orozco, 26, was arrested at his home on the 800 block of Park Ave. and booked...
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Idaho Falls man pleads guilty to felonies after woman loses arm in crash
William Stebelton | Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office IDAHO FALLS — An Idaho Falls man pleaded guilty Monday to various felonies after a woman lost an arm in a car crash that occurred when he was...
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4 people in custody following SWAT situation involving guns, narcotics
Idaho Falls police took four people into custody on the 200 block of South Boulevard on Tuesday. | Photos by Stephan Rockefeller, EastIdahoNews.com IDAHO FALLS — The Idaho Falls Police Department SWAT...
View ArticleIdaho mom pleads guilty to nearly starving infant, only giving her Kool-Aid &...
Tiffany Knapp | Canyon County Sheriff’s Office CALDWELL — A Caldwell woman whose infant daughter nearly died from extreme malnutrition has admitted to neglecting the child. Tiffany Knapp, 21, pleaded...
View ArticleIdaho Falls man arrested for sexual exploitation of a child
The following is a news release Office from the Idaho Attorney General. IDAHO FALLS — Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has announced investigators with his Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC)...
View ArticleMan, woman arrested on drug charges in Rexburg
Dustin Lamb, Kathie Speri | Rexburg Police Department REXBURG — A Rigby man and Rexburg woman were arrested Tuesday morning on drug charges after police stopped their vehicle for making an improper...
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Man accused of hiding camera in women’s apartment released from jail
Devan MacCabe | Rexburg Police Department REXBURG — A former Brigham Young University-Idaho student accused of hiding a camera and recording women in a bathroom was released from jail Tuesday. Devan...
View ArticleHospital intern arrested for forging prescriptions; wife also charged
Lexie and Nicholas Sherman | Rexburg Police Department/Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office IDAHO FALLS — Police say an intern forged stolen prescriptions from Madison Memorial Hospital to get...
View ArticlePingree man accused of kidnapping and raping woman
Jerad R. Contreras | Bingham County Sheriffs Office PINGREE — A 27-year-old man in jail after police said he raped and held a woman against her will. According to news release from the the Bingham...
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Gun store burglar now answering to Fremont County charges
Travis Castro St. ANTHONY — A man who burglarized an Idaho Falls gun store and led police on a high-speed pursuit through Rexburg is now answering to charges in Fremont County, where the chase began....
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Substitute teacher in jail after flashing student
PAWHUSKA, Okla. (KTUL) — A troubled substitute teacher is still in jail tonight, unable to make her $5,000 bond. Lacey Sponsler is accused of flashing her genitals to a class full of junior high...
View ArticleJudge orders no sex for Twin Falls man convicted of rape
Cody Duane Herrera | Twin Falls County Jail TWIN FALLS — A 19-year-old man found guilty of the statutory rape of a 14-year-old girl has been ordered not to have sex with anyone except the person he...
View ArticleGunshots fired at cars and home after morning squabble
IDAHO FALLS — Bonneville County sheriff’s deputies are searching for more information about gunshots that were fired Monday morning. Deputies responded to a disturbance at the 4000 block of Spartina...
View ArticlePair arrested after shoplifting incidents at Rexburg stores
Kylar Barnes, left, and Yolanda Jensen | Rexburg Police Department REXBURG — A man and woman were arrested Sunday after police say they attempted to steal hundreds of dollars of items from Walmart and...
View ArticleRexburg man suspected of voyeurism pleads not guilty
Public defender James Archibald and Daven James MacCabe in court Monday. | Stephan Rockefeller, EastIdahoNews.com REXBURG — A former Brigham Young University-Idaho student has pleaded not guilty to...
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Man accused of beating, raping pregnant woman while holding her hostage
Jerad Rene Contreras | Bingham County Sheriff’s Office PINGREE – A convicted felon is accused of holding a pregnant woman hostage in a vehicle while beating and raping her as they drove around for...
View ArticleMan admits to violently assaulting man, resulting in death, because he was gay
The following is a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Idaho. BOISE – Kelly Schneider, 23, of Nampa, Idaho, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to violently...
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Car believed to have been stolen by inmate recovered after police pursuit
Ralyn Deann Piper | Bannock County Sheriffs Office POCATELLO — Police are searching for an inmate who walked away from the Bannock County Jail on Monday. However, deputies believe they have recovered a...
View ArticleJurors in murder trial hear details about shooting death of Fort Hall man
Anthony Ish POCATELLO — A federal jury comprised of 10 men and four women heard details from witnesses at the scene during the first day of testimony in the murder trial of Anthony Ish of Fort Hall....
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