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Chubbuck police officer injured during foot chase with suspect

April 6, 2017, 9:08 am

Doug Lindley/Idaho State JournalLaw enforcement agencies watch as a man perches on the top of a semitrailer in Chubbuck on Wednesday afternoon. An officer was injured chasing the man, who was later...

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Murder trial begins for Ish in 2009 death of Red Elk

April 18, 2017, 10:04 am

Martin Edmo Ish By Josh Friesen, jfriesen@journalnet.com POCATELLO — The second-degree murder trial for Martin Edmo Ish, who is charged with the beating death of Eugene Lorne Red Elk outside an Old...

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Two arrested for warrants, drugs, resisting officers

April 18, 2017, 12:44 pm

Journal Staff IDAHO FALLS — Area law enforcement officers arrested an Ammon man and a Blackfoot woman in connection to warrants and drugs on Saturday morning. Idaho Falls police say Nicholas Olsen,...

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Authorities: Work camp inmate back in custody after trying to flee

April 15, 2017, 9:35 am

By Idaho Department of Correction and Fremont County Sheriff’s Office Austin Mitchell, a St. Anthony Work Camp inmate, is back in custody after allegedly stealing a car at his worksite, swapping it...

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Pingree woman accused of murder pleads not guilty, trial set for August

April 18, 2017, 9:49 am

Melonie Smith BLACKFOOT — A Pingree woman accused of killing a 30-year-old Pocatello man earlier this year will be tried in August. Melonie D. Smith is facing charges for murder and destroying,...

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Fort Hall woman arrested after vehicle pursuit

April 25, 2017, 10:12 am

Daloa Small By Journal Staff BLACKFOOT — A Fort Hall motorist faces multiple charges and infractions after a police vehicle pursuit on Saturday. Daloa Small has been charged with felonies for fleeing...

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Shelley man accused of injuring a child

May 10, 2017, 1:00 pm

Eric Monstwillo By Journal Staff SHELLEY — A 24-year-old Shelley man is facing a felony charge in Bonneville County for allegedly injuring a one-year-old child’s right hand. Eric Monstwillo is accused...

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Blackfoot man charged with child’s death pleads not guilty

May 12, 2017, 11:51 am

Jesus Castillo By Kendra Evensen, kevensen@journalnet.com BLACKFOOT — A Blackfoot man charged with murder for his alleged role in the death of an 18-month-old boy has pleaded not guilty. Jesus...

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Pocatello man sentenced for filing false tax returns

May 12, 2017, 12:28 pm

By Journal Staff A Pocatello man was sentenced to prison Thursday for filing false tax returns. Jonathan Peirsol, 42, was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison. He was also ordered to serve one...

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Chubbuck man pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter for wreck that killed...

May 22, 2017, 7:36 pm

Ruben Wounded Head III A Chubbuck man pleaded guilty on Friday to two counts of involuntary manslaughter resulting from a 2015 drunk driving crash. The crash occurred at approximately 2:50 a.m. on...

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Trucker charged after crash death of 7-year-old backs out of plea deal

May 23, 2017, 11:49 am

Madelyn Holbrook By Stephan Rockefeller East Idaho News BLACKFOOT — A 61-year-old man has backed out of a plea agreement that would have resolved a case involving the death of a 7-year-old girl. Terry...

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Blackfoot man sentenced for felony injury to child

May 24, 2017, 6:47 pm

Kelley Anderson By Journal Staff BLACKFOOT — A Blackfoot man will serve jail time and probation for felony injury to a child. Kelley Anderson was recently sentenced to serve at least two years in...

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Authorities searching for former Aberdeen man suspected in drug crimes

May 30, 2017, 11:35 am

Charles D. Helmick By Kendra Evensen, kevensen@journalnet.com ABERDEEN — Authorities are searching for a 59-year-old man wanted in connection to multiple drug-related crimes. They are asking anyone who...

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Stolen pickup found impaled on 30 feet of steel guardrail

June 8, 2017, 9:47 am

This Sunday, June 4, 2017 photo shows where a stolen pickup truck was found impaled on about 30 feet of guard rail over a canal near Aberdeen in eastern Idaho. A worker with The Aberdeen-Springfield...

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2 Blackfoot residents arrested after high-speed chase

June 8, 2017, 2:09 pm

By Shelbie Harris, sharris@journalnet.com BLACKFOOT — After leading multiple law enforcement agencies in a high-speed car chase, two Blackfoot residents were arrested Monday. According to Bingham...

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Fort Hall man accused of beheading cat backs out of plea agreement

June 21, 2017, 8:42 am

Photo provided by East Idaho News Jesse Longoria Stephan Rockefeller East Idaho News BLACKFOOT — A Fort Hall man accused of beheading a cat has backed out of a plea agreement, and now prosecutors are...

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Two Fort Hall residents arrested following high-speed pursuit

July 6, 2017, 4:54 pm

By Journal Staff BLACKFOOT — Blackfoot police say two Fort Hall residents were taken into custody following a high-speed pursuit earlier this week. The incident began Monday evening when police...

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Idaho truck driver sentenced for I-15 collision that killed 7-year-old girl

July 29, 2017, 7:41 pm

Madelyn Holbrook BLACKFOOT, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho truck driver was sentenced to one year of probation and 96 hours of community service for an accident that killed a 7-year-old girl. The Post Register...

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Woman arrested for arson after allegedly setting fire outside her apartment

August 11, 2017, 8:12 am

By Journal Staff POCATELLO — Pocatello police arrested a woman on Wednesday after she allegedly started a fire outside of her apartment. Emily McGarry, 40, has been charged with first-degree arson. She...

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Man surrenders in front of state police building after allegedly leading...

August 23, 2017, 1:42 pm

Stock image By Journal Staff A Blackfoot man allegedly led Bannock County sheriff’s deputies on a 100 mph chase into Pocatello before surrendering in front of the Idaho State Police building. Deputies...

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Idaho man accused of killing woman dies in Blackfoot

September 14, 2017, 8:56 am

Paul Welch TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho man indicted for first-degree murder in the death of an 81-year-old woman died in a state hospital, ending the criminal case against him. The Times-News...

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Woman arrested after allegedly leading law enforcement on two vehicular pursuits

September 28, 2017, 9:18 am

Caitlin Rea Marie Eagle By Journal Staff POCATELLO — A Blackfoot woman allegedly led local law enforcement agencies on two vehicular pursuits early Wednesday morning before being arrested on the city’s...

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Trial of Pingree woman accused of murder continues

October 3, 2017, 7:07 pm

Melonie Smith By Kendra Evensen, kevensen@journalnet.com BLACKFOOT — The trial of a Pingree woman accused of killing a 30-year-old Pocatello man continued on Tuesday. Melonie Smith is charged with...

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Bingham County woman faces possible life sentence after being convicted of...

October 8, 2017, 12:45 pm

Melonie Smith By Journal Staff A Blackfoot woman accused of fatally shooting a Pocatello man this past February is facing a life prison sentence after being convicted by a jury Saturday morning of...

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Woman wounded when man opens fire on house in drive-by shooting

October 10, 2017, 11:15 am

Doug Lindley/Idaho State JournalChubbuck police at the scene of a drive-by shooting on Monday in which a man opened fire on a house in the 500 block of Briarwood Street. A woman inside the home was...

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Man sentenced to 19 years in prison after leading police on multiple pursuits

October 25, 2017, 9:28 am

Mike Price/EastIdahoNews.comWyatt Tripp By Mike Price EastIdahoNews.com BLACKFOOT — A man arrested in June after his fourth pursuit with police was sentenced Monday to serve time in prison. Judge...

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2 homicide suspects arrested in Bingham County

November 12, 2017, 11:09 am

Analilia Acosta and Daniel King By Journal Staff BLACKFOOT — Police captured two murder suspects in Bingham County on Thursday evening. Daniel King, 26, and Analilia Acosta, 36, are currently...

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Drug investigations result in multiple arrests

November 14, 2017, 8:46 am

Top, left to right: David Alan Breshears, Mary Angela Breshears, Holly Leigh Roll.Bottom, left to right: Sasha Wynn, Rick Dee Wynn, Zachary Barrett.Photos courtesy of Bingham County Jail By Journal...

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Blackfoot man pleads guilty to murder for child’s death

November 29, 2017, 10:08 am

Jesus Adan Castillo By Journal Staff BLACKFOOT — A Blackfoot man has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder for the death of an 18-month-old boy. Jesus Adan Castillo entered the plea in Bingham County...

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Pocatello man to be arraigned on charges connected to high-speed pursuit

December 5, 2017, 9:12 am

Randy Brent Tracy By Kendra Evensen, kevensen@journalnet.com BLACKFOOT — A 48-year-old Pocatello man will be arraigned in Bingham County District Court next week for his alleged involvement in a...

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Authorities searching for suspect after high-speed chase in Bingham County

December 20, 2017, 6:47 pm

Matthew Scott WalkerPhoto courtesy of Blackfoot Police Department By Journal Staff BLACKFOOT — Authorities are searching for a man who led law enforcement in Bingham County on a high-speed chase...

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Pingree woman sentenced to life in prison for Pocatello man’s murder

January 3, 2018, 5:58 pm

Melonie Smith By Journal Staff BLACKFOOT — A Pingree woman will spend the rest of her life in prison for fatally shooting a Pocatello man last February. Melonie D. Smith, who was convicted in October...

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Blackfoot man pleads not guilty to aggravated assault, kidnapping

January 10, 2018, 9:47 am

Derick Lee Perry By Journal Staff BLACKFOOT — A Blackfoot man facing felony charges of aggravated assault and second-degree kidnapping, as well as an enhancement charge for using a deadly weapon in the...

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Bond revoked, defendant jailed in battery case

January 17, 2018, 6:00 pm

Delfino Cruz By JOHNATHAN HOGAN, jhogan@postregister.com A Shelley man facing a felony battery charge is returning to Bonneville County Jail after his bond was revoked for a misdemeanor conviction and...

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Man taken into custody after dead body found in burning Fort Hall home

February 5, 2018, 10:40 am

Rydon Teton FORT HALL — A man is in police custody as “a person of interest” in the death of a Fort Hall Indian Reservation resident whose body was found in a burning house across from an elementary...

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Firth man arrested for gun threat, stolen motorcycle

February 16, 2018, 7:13 am

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...

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Pocatello man accused of murdering Nori Jones deemed incompetent for trial

February 16, 2018, 8:39 am

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...

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Blackfoot man flees, runs over deputy’s foot

February 23, 2018, 8:20 pm

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...

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Teen taken into custody after making school shooting threats at Blackfoot...

February 28, 2018, 2:21 pm

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...

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Pocatello man to be sentenced for murder, running over officer

March 5, 2018, 8:35 am

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...

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Authorities: Man steals mother’s car, leads police on chase through 3 counties

March 11, 2018, 7:24 pm

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...

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3 arrested after high-speed chase in Fort Hall

April 4, 2018, 8:56 am

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,...

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Bingham County sheriff’s officials seeking assistance in identifying car...

April 5, 2018, 9:46 am

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...

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Blackfoot woman arrested for retalitory beating

April 5, 2018, 3:37 pm

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...

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Blackfoot police looking for suspects in connection to aggravated battery...

April 11, 2018, 11:36 am

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...

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Authorities: Police arrest man who displayed guns at Fort Hall Casino

April 12, 2018, 8:56 am

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...

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Shelley man sentenced for burning child’s hand

April 13, 2018, 10:34 am

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...

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Man accused of making threats against student, officer

April 21, 2018, 10:24 am

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...

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Police: Pregnant woman jumped from moving car to escape being stabbed by...

April 23, 2018, 10:02 am

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....

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Man reportedly raped girls, bought their silence

May 11, 2018, 7:56 am

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...

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