COEUR D ALENE, Idaho — Safety Net Inland Northwest and Ellen Travolta are showing a screening of "Short Term 12," a movie about kids leaving the foster care system, in Coeur
To help people understand the difficult journeys many foster children experience, Safety Net Inland Northwest will present the film "Short Term 12" at 2 p.m. Sunday at Regal Riverstone, 2416 N. Old Mill Loop, Coeur d'Alene.
An autopsy report shared during the trial, which began April 19, showed Terrie DeGelormo had been stabbed 43 times and cut 13 times. A jury decided it was Alexander holding the knife on that night, acting as their 1-year-old son Ryan Alexei DeGelormo was asleep nearby.
Defense attorney Anthony DeFazio said the verdict was extremely disappointing. We believe there were many errors made during the trial and pre-trial, and we intend to appeal, he said.
Whelan said she is confident the verdict will be upheld. We are very pleased with the jury’s verdict, and thankful that the defendant has been held accountable, she said.
(Whelan) started her opening statements by saying Terrie DeGelormo stood in the way of Tim Alexander s new life, DeFazio said. But where s the truth? He was living his life.
The two agreed to divorce. Defazio said Alexander had twins and remarried. Defazio said he wanted to buy a home in the same school district as Ryan, so his kids could attend school together.
Whelan argued Alexander had a financial motive to kill DeGelormo, due to their divorce agreement. Defazio said Alexander could have petitioned to change that agreement if it was causing financial stress.
Alexander is facing a second-degree murder charge; he plead not guilty on Feb. 7, 2019. Though he was employed as a corrections sergeant, the county said his employment had been terminated as of May 8, 2019.
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ashington Gov. Jay Inslee announced last week that most of the state would, as of Sunday, Feb. 14, move to Phase 2 of the Healthy Washington reopening plan. Among the five regions to advance for meeting at least three of the four state-tracked metrics on COVID-19 transmission and hospitalization is the nine-county East region that includes Spokane, Stevens, Pend Oreille and Whitman counties. The change means restaurants and bars serving food can now seat customers indoors at 25 percent capacity, in addition to seating guests at that rate on patios and in other approved outdoor structures. Other rules stipulate that alcohol sales end at 11 pm and tables can seat no more than six people from up to two households. Restaurants must continue to follow other elevated guidelines for sanitation, table spacing and mask wearing among staff and guests; the latter must wear masks when not actively eating or drinking.