IDAHO FALLS – A trial has been set for a man accused of second-degree murder after a grand jury indicted him on the charge this month. The trial for Jake Eilander, 37, will begin on Oct. 31. Eilander was originally set for a preliminary hearing in July until a grand jury indicted him on the […]
IDAHO FALLS — A grand jury has indicted a man who is accused of shooting and killing another individual in March. The grand jury determined on June 17, that there was sufficient probable cause to charge Jake Eilander, 37, with second-degree murder for the death of 44-year-old Ulises Rangel. Eilander will now face trial in […]
IDAHO FALLS — An argument between two men in a parking lot Wednesday led to one shooting and killing the other, according to court documents obtained by EastIdahoNews.com. Jake D. Eilander, 37, appeared in court via video from the Bonneville County Jail for the first time Thursday afternoon. He is charged with second-degree murder in […]
Teacher Disarms Sixth-Grade School Shooter, Hugs Her Until Police Arrive
On 5/20/21 at 7:35 AM EDT
A teacher in Idaho has spoken about how she managed to disarm a sixth-grade girl who had opened fire at her school and hugged her until the police arrived.
Krista Gneiting, who teaches math at Rigby Middle School, around 15 miles northeast of Idaho Falls, said she had heard gunfire down the hall from the classroom where she was preparing students for exams at around 9 a.m. on May 6.
Gneiting looked outside her classroom and saw the school janitor lying on the floor. After shutting the door, she told ABC News she had instructed her students: You re going to run hard, you re not going to look back and now is the time to get up and go.