25-year-old arrested for alleged sex with teenager
Dakota Bowman | Bonneville County Jail IDAHO FALLS — A local 25-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly having sex with a 16-year-old. According to court documents, the 16-year-old female had...
View ArticleMan arrested after police chase ends in Idaho Falls
Mike Price, EastIdahoNews.com IDAHO FALLS — One man was taken into custody Friday following a high-speed chase that ended on South Pioneer Road. Pedro A. Lopez, 25, also known as “Lil South”, was...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man arrested following police chase booked into Bonneville County...
Pedro “Lil South” Lopez | Bonneville County Jial EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a news release from the Idaho Falls Police Department Idaho Falls, ID – This afternoon at approximately 4:00 PM, local...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to lewd conduct with 12-year-old victim
Bryan Brown | Bonneville County Jail IDAHO FALLS — A man accused of molesting a 12-year-old girl has pleaded guilty. Bryan Brown appeared in court Wednesday, March 21 to plead guilty to one felony...
View Article36-year-old could receive life in prison for alleged sex crimes with teenager
Jerry Ewell | Bonneville County Jail IDAHO FALLS — A 36-year-old man has been arrested for the alleged sexual battery of a girl who was 16-years-old at the time. Jerry Ewell, 36, will appear in court...
View ArticleMan sentenced to prison for “savage, outrageous” beating of child who threw...
Sean Ryan in court Monday. | Natalia Hepworth, EastIdahoNews.com REXBURG — An Iona man was sentenced to prison Monday after pleading guilty to severely beating a child days before Christmas. Sean Ryan,...
View ArticleIowa man sentenced to 27 years for raping local teenage boy
Kyle Townsend | Bonneville County Jail IDAHO FALLS — An Iowa man has been sentenced for raping a 14-year-old boy in Idaho Falls in 2015. Kyle Townsend, 33, was sentenced to 27 years in prison with 12...
View ArticlePolice investigating convenience store burglary
POCATELLO — A local convenience store was broke into early Monday morning in Pocatello. Willey’s Pit Stop on the 1300 block of North Arthur has surveillance video of two people breaking out the glass...
View ArticleLocal man, charged with murder, calls police & says he just shot woman in head
Adobe stock image CHALLIS — A 75-year-old woman was shot and killed over the weekend. On Saturday, March 24, at 3:10 p.m. Mark Charles Wilson, 53, called 911 to allegedly report that he had shot...
View ArticleUPDATE: Local convenience store broken into, robbed twice
POCATELLO — Authorities are investigating a break-in at Willie’s Pit Stop in the 1300 block of North Arthur Avenue in Pocatello. The incident occurred around 3:30 a.m. Monday. Surveillance video,...
View ArticleUtah man accused of killing university student smuggled weapons into jail
Austin Boutain, who is charged with murdering University of Utah student ChenWei Guo, is led out of the University of Utah Department of Public Safety building in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Oct. 31,...
View ArticleMan accused of killing beloved Challis woman refused to answer cops’ questions
Mark Charles Wilson | Custer County Sheriff’s Office CHALLIS — The man who allegedly killed Patricia “Pat” Brown, 75, a well-known member of the community, shot her with a 22-caliber rifle. The court...
View ArticleMan arrested after allegedly pointing gun at woman and 1-year-old child
Trenton Lee Harris MADISON COUNTY — A Menan man has been charged with four felonies and two weapon enhancements after police say he attempted to strangle his girlfriend, threatened to kill her and...
View ArticleMan arrested on felony stalking charge after violating civil protection order...
Kolter Ferguson | Bonneville County Jail IDAHO FALLS — A local man was arraigned on Monday, March 26, on one felony first-degree stalking charge. Courts documents show Kolter Ferguson, 25, violated a...
View ArticlePolice want your help finding burglars
Courtesy Pocatello Police Department POCATELLO — Authorities are asking for the public’s help in identifying several individuals involved in a burglary at Willie’s Pit Stop at 1309 North Arthur Avenue...
View ArticleTwo dead following Nampa stabbing and officer-involved-shooting
Courtesy KIVI NAMPA — Authorities have released more details regarding a stabbing and officer-involved-shooting incident on Tuesday in western Idaho. Police say they received multiple 911 calls shortly...
View ArticleWoman wanted for mail theft turns herself in after fleeing the state
IDAHO FALLS — A woman wanted for allegedly stealing multiple pieces of mail turned herself in to Nevada police, according to an Idaho Falls Police spokeswoman. Nikole “Nik” Hawkins, 26, is accused of...
View ArticleAuthorities: Arrests made after bodies found in Utah mine
Devon Dewey, KSL.com EUREKA, Utah — Arrests have been made in connection with two bodies found in a remote Utah County mine, authorities said Thursday. Utah County Undersheriff Darin Durfey said...
View ArticleLocal caregiver pleads guilty to sexually abusing elderly woman
Brandon Bowcut REXBURG — A Rexburg man has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a 76-year-old woman at a care center. Brandon Bowcut, 38, pleaded guilty to a single charge of sexual abuse or exploitation...
View ArticleSuspect, victim ID’d in fatal domestic attack, officer-involved shooting
Evan C. Bashir NAMPA — Investigators have released the names of those involved in a domestic attack and subsequent officer-involved shooting that left two Nampa residents dead Tuesday morning. It...
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