IDAHO FALLS A 29-year-old man who allegedly robbed and threatened a victim by saying that he had a gun is set to go to trial. Hernan Cortes pleaded not guilty to his felony robbery charge in May. He is scheduled to go to trial on July 18 at 1:30 p.m. in front of District […]
IDAHO FALLS Marshal Dee Hendricks, 31, was convicted of second-degree murder Friday for the 2019 shooting death of his friend, Rory Neddo. The jury deliberated for roughly three and a half hours before delivering their verdict. They found that Hendricks, who was on trial for first-degree murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, […]
IDAHO FALLS – A man who pleaded guilty to murdering an Ammon resident 18 months ago will be sentenced in June. Westley Jonathon Hightower, 19, pleaded guilty to felony first-degree murder last July for his role in killing 68-year-old Larry Powell in September 2020. RELATED | Teen pleads guilty to first-degree murder of 68-year-old man […]
AMMON A former Ammon city councilman pleaded not guilty Monday to felony and misdemeanor charges involving sexual assault allegations. Byron Wiscombe, 44, faces felony charges of lewd conduct with a child, felony sexual battery of a child, felony video voyeurism and misdemeanor sexual battery. Idaho State Police began investigating Wiscombe in November after his […]
IDAHO FALLS — A convicted sex offender is back in Idaho after skipping numerous court appearances and dodging the law in another state. Deon Waynewood, 41, made his initial court appearance Thursday on a felony witness intimidation charge over Zoom from the Bonneville County Jail. Waynewood arrived at the Bonneville County Jail Wednesday after spending […]