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Prisoner recaptured after escape
Yabeney BY JOURNAL STAFF POCATELLO — A man who escaped from Fort Hall corrections officers Monday, Nathaniel Yabeney, was returned to custody several hours later. Pocatello Police received a call...
View ArticleShelley man pleads not guilty to sexual battery, rape charges
By Journal Staff BLACKFOOT — A Shelley man has pleaded not guilty to charges of sexual battery committed by lewd or lascivious acts on a minor child between the ages of 16 and 17 and rape of a female...
View ArticleBlackfoot man pleads guilty to attempted robbery
By Journal Staff BLACKFOOT — A Blackfoot man has pleaded guilty to an attempted robbery charge. Cristobal J. Aguirre entered the guilty plea on Monday, said Bingham County Prosecuting Attorney Cleve...
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Blackfoot man sentenced in Rexburg storage unit burglary
BY JOSEPH LAW Standard Journal REXBURG — Allen A. Hernandez, 28, of Blackfoot was sentenced Monday at the Madison Courthouse after admitting to stealing items from a storage unit in Rexburg on July...
View ArticleNov. 18 arrests
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View ArticleAberdeen man pleads not guilty to attempted strangulation charge
BLACKFOOT — An Aberdeen man has pleaded not guilty to a charge of attempted strangulation. Christopher David Danoff entered the not-guilty plea on Monday, said Paul Rogers with the Bingham County...
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Blackfoot woman facing charges after allegedly burglarizing home
Breed By Journal Staff BLACKFOOT — A 35-year-old Blackfoot woman is facing several charges after she was allegedly caught burglarizing a home, said Bingham County Sheriff Craig T. Rowland. Julie Anne...
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Murder trial continued
Adan A. Arroyo IDAHO FALLS — The trial of a Blackfoot man facing a murder charge in Bonneville County has been continued. Adan Arroyo, who is facing a first-degree murder charge as well as a weapon...
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Women’s prison chief fired after DUI charge Espeseth
BY MICHAEL H. O’DONNELL modonnell@journalnet.com POCATELLO — After serving as warden of the Women’s Correctional Center here since mid-January, Nancy Espeseth, 50, was removed from the post after a...
View ArticleTeens arrested for burglary
By Journal Staff BLACKFOOT — Two teens were arrested on Saturday for allegedly burglarizing a home. Moreland resident Cody Lee Leyvas, 19, and Blackfoot resident Armando Madrigal, 18, were found at a...
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Former warden arrested for another misdemeanor crime
Espeseth By Journal Staff BLACKFOOT — The former warden of the Pocatello Women’s Correctional Center was recently arrested for another misdemeanor crime. Blackfoot resident Nancy Espeseth, 51, was...
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Chubbuck man facing grand theft charges in Bingham County
Wasia BLACKFOOT — A 32-year-old Chubbuck man is facing grand theft charges in Bingham County. Tyler James Wasia is facing four counts of grand theft and one count of being a persistent violator,...
View ArticleWould-be Blackfoot video store robber sentenced to 7 years in prison
By Jimmy Hancock jhancock@journalnet.com BLACKFOOT — A Blackfoot man who attempted to rob the Video Jalisco store was sentenced to seven years in prison. Cristobal J. Aguirre was charged with felony...
View ArticleShelley man sentenced to prison for lewd conduct
By Journal Staff BLACKFOOT — A Shelley man will serve at least five years in prison after he was convicted of lewd conduct with a child under 16 and being a persistent violator. Kim J. Day was...
View ArticleBlackfoot woman pleads guilty to battery charge
By Journal Staff BLACKFOOT — A Blackfoot woman has pleaded guilty to a charge of battery on a law enforcement officer. Drusilla Constancia Aguirre entered the guilty plea on Monday, said Bingham County...
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One charge dropped
Toane BY JIMMY HANCOCK jhancock@journalnet.com POCATELLO — One of the felony charges against a Fort Hall man shot last month by a Bannock County Sheriff’s deputy was dropped earlier this week. Kevin...
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Court denies man’s appeal of attempted murder ruling
Crow BY JIMMY HANCOCK jhancock@journalnet.com A Chubbuck man sentenced in Bingham County last year to 15 years in prison for attempted first-degree murder was denied his appeal by the Idaho Court of...
View ArticleDec. 30 arrests
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View ArticleJan. 3 arrests
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View ArticleAberdeen man to be tried for attempted strangulation
BLACKFOOT — An Aberdeen man will soon go to trial on a charge of attempted strangulation. Christopher D. Danoff was charged with the felony crime for an incident that allegedly occurred in August. He...
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