Man reportedly raped girls, bought their silence
Jeffrey Darrell Beasley By JOHNATHAN HOGAN, Post Register BLACKFOOT — A Blackfoot man was arrested Saturday for multiple sex offense charges related to reported incidents of rape and sexual assault...
View ArticlePolice: Pregnant woman jumped from moving car to escape being stabbed by...
By JOHNATHAN HOGAN, jhogan@postregister.com A Pocatello man was arrested after an August incident in which a pregnant woman reportedly jumped from his car to escape being stabbed, police said....
View ArticleMan accused of making threats against student, officer
By JOHNATHAN HOGAN, jhogan@postregister.com BLACKFOOT—A Blackfoot man who was being investigated for allegedly soliciting porn from a minor has been arrested after he reportedly made threats to kill...
View ArticleShelley man sentenced for burning child’s hand
Eric Monstwillo By JOHNATHAN HOGAN, Post Register A Shelley man was sentenced Wednesday, nearly a year after he was arrested for causing burns to a child’s hand. Eric Monstwillo, 25, will spend four...
View ArticleAuthorities: Police arrest man who displayed guns at Fort Hall Casino
Jon Davenport By Journal Staff FORT HALL — A 44-year-old Idaho Falls man was charged with disturbing the peace after he allegedly displayed two guns at the Fort Hall Casino and was mistakenly accused...
View ArticleBlackfoot police looking for suspects in connection to aggravated battery...
By Journal Staff BLACKFOOT — Blackfoot police are looking for two men who were allegedly involved in an aggravated battery incident last month. They say felony warrants have been issued for Nelson...
View ArticleBlackfoot woman arrested for retalitory beating
Dixie Dawn O’Brien By JOHNATHAN HOGAN, jhogan@postregister.com BLACKFOOT — A Blackfoot woman is in jail after she and three men reportedly broke into an apartment March 27 and beat a man in retaliation...
View ArticleBingham County sheriff’s officials seeking assistance in identifying car...
Bingham County Sheriff’s Office news release BLACKFOOT — Bingham County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help to identifying suspects in several car burglaries. The burglaries took place in the...
View Article3 arrested after high-speed chase in Fort Hall
Photo courtesy of Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Journal Staff FORT HALL — Fort Hall police arrested three adults following a high-speed chase on Monday. Tremond Cerino, Kyler Preacher and Samantha Yazzie,...
View ArticleAuthorities: Man steals mother’s car, leads police on chase through 3 counties
David A. Jones By Journal Staff A 50-year-old Boise man was arrested after he allegedly stole his mother’s vehicle and then engaged in a high-speed police pursuit through three Southeast Idaho counties...
View ArticlePocatello man to be sentenced for murder, running over officer
Michael Angelo Miera By Shelbie Harris, sharris@journalnet.com POCATELLO — A local man faces up to life in prison after admitting he murdered 36-year-old Brandon James Lenker of Pocatello in 2016 and...
View ArticleTeen taken into custody after making school shooting threats at Blackfoot...
Blackfoot Police Department press release The Blackfoot Police Department issued the following news release regarding a school shooting threat today at Blackfoot High School: On February 28, 2018 at...
View ArticleBlackfoot man flees, runs over deputy’s foot
Thomas Chandler Sorenso By JOHNATHAN HOGAN Post-Register BLACKFOOT — A Blackfoot man has been charged with battery, fleeing police and multiple violations of no-contact orders after he ran over a...
View ArticlePocatello man accused of murdering Nori Jones deemed incompetent for trial
Brad Scott Compher By Shelbie Harris, sharris@journalnet.com POCATELLO — The family of Nori Jones has waited nearly 14 years to see her killer brought to justice and will continue to wait indefinitely...
View ArticleFirth man arrested for gun threat, stolen motorcycle
Robert Wetherbee By JOHNATHAN HOGAN, Post Register BLACKFOOT — A report of a threat made with a gun led the Bingham County Sheriff’s Office to discover a motorcycle that had been stolen three years...
View ArticleRirie man pleads not guilty to burglary charges in Bingham County
Griffith By Journal Staff BLACKFOOT — A Ririe man facing two felony burglary charges in Bingham County has pleaded not guilty. Jimmy Reed Griffith entered the pleas during his arraignment in Bingham...
View ArticleAlleged car thief nabbed thanks to GPS
Candice Lee Stacey By Journal Staff POCATELLO — A Fort Hall woman was arrested and charged with car theft, and the vehicle was recovered thanks to GPS technology. Candice Lee Stacey, 35, is charged...
View ArticleFort Hall man pleads guilty in stabbing incident
Madewell By Kendra Evensen kevensen@journalnet.com BLACKFOOT — A Fort Hall man charged in connection to a stabbing that occurred during the Eastern Idaho State Fair in September has pleaded guilty....
View ArticleFirth man accused of gas station hit-and-run
By Journal Staff BLACKFOOT — A 23-year-old Firth man is facing misdemeanor charges for leaving the scene of an accident and failing to give immediate notice of the crash. Capt. Scott Gay with the...
View ArticleNo plea deal for soccer coach accused of sexual misconduct with an underage...
By Debbie Bryce for the Journal BLACKFOOT — The former Blackfoot High School soccer coach accused of sexual misconduct with one her players will stand trial in Bingham County. A second district judge...
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