Custody battle drew Williston dad to Idaho, where he was fatally shot before seeing kids
James Robert Brashear, 67, of Winchester, Idaho, is accused of fatally shooting his son-in-law, 40-year-old John Allen Mast, in Lewiston, Idaho. The crime is a capital offense. 6:05 pm, Feb. 16, 2021 ×
John Mast
LEWISTON, Idaho A North Dakota man was shot and killed by his father-in-law in Idaho on Feb. 5, the same day he was to meet his two children after a roughly three-year custody battle that began in Williston, N.D., police alleged in court documents.
James Robert Brashear of Winchester, Idaho, was arraigned Feb. 8 in Nez Perce County Magistrate Court on a first-degree murder charge, a capital offense in Idaho. Court documents alleged the 67-year-old fatally shot his son-in-law, 40-year-old John Allen Mast, in Lewiston.
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