POCATELLO — A trial date has been set for a former funeral home owner charged with 63 misdemeanors. Lance Robert Peck, 48, is scheduled to stand trial for 60 counts of unprofessional conduct by a mortician and three counts of petty theft on Oct. 16, court documents show. Additionally, Bannock County Prosecutor Stephen Herzog told […]
POCATELLO — Numerous families are still waiting for answers after a former funeral director’s hearing was rescheduled Monday. Lance Robert Peck, 47, was not present in court when Magistrate Judge Aaron Thompson ordered a second 90-day continuance for a pre-trial conference. Peck, who is charged with 63 misdemeanors involving his conduct as a mortician, is […]
POCATELLO — A funeral home where a dozen decomposing bodies and 61 jarred fetuses were found a year ago could soon become a parking lot. During a meeting Tuesday, the Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25 Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve a letter of intent to purchase Downard Funeral Home. During a discussion, board members […]
POCATELLO — A pre-trial conference for the case involving the director of Downard Funeral Home has been rescheduled for Dec. 5. According to Bannock County Prosecutor Steven Herzog, the defense team for Lance Robert Peck requested additional time to review a report Herzog said is “4,500-plus” pages long. As Herzog explained, the defense’s need for […]