Idaho Domestic Abuse Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jesse Eugene Burnett, et al. </h2> </center>
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted sexual exploitation of a child. in April 2024, FBI agents were contacted by a mother who discovered her 10-year-old daughter had been exchanging sexually explicit images with an adult male on a messaging application. Although the child told the male that she was thirty, the male commented that she ... More...
$ (01-29-2026 - ID)<H2> <center> United States of America v. Aaron Jacob Balcom </h2> </center>
Boise, Idaho, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing child sexual abuse material. The investigation of Aaron Jacob Balcom, 28, of Caldwell, began when Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”) received CyberTip reports from an online messaging platform. A CyberTip is a report submitted to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (“NCMEC”... More...
$ (12-17-2025 - ID)<H2> <center> United States of America v. Aaron Jacob Balcom </h2> </center>
Boise, Idaho, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing child sexual abuse material. An investigation began when Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”) received CyberTip reports from an online messaging platform. A CyberTip is a report submitted to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (“NCMEC”). NCMEC gathers leads and tips regarding ... More...
$ (12-18-2025 - ID)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Heath Adams </h1></center></h1>
Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Producing Child Sexual Abuse Material.<br> <br> Heath Adams, 43, of Payette, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for sexual exploitation of a child, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced today.<br> <br> According to court records, the investigation into Adams began in August 2024, after a report was made to the Pay... More...
$0 (10-10-2025 - ID)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Cody Michael Howells </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Possessing Child Sex Abuse Material </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> <br> Weiser Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing Child Sex Abuse Material</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b... More...
$0 (07-01-2025 - ID)<h2> <center> State of Idaho v. Steven Tobias Marmon </h2> </center>
Caldwell, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony DUI.<br> <br> Steven Tobias Marmon pled guilty to felony driving under the influence.[1] Idaho Code § 18-8005(9). In exchange for his guilty plea, an additional charge that he is a persistent violator was dismissed. The district court sentenced Marmon to a unified term of ten years, with a minimum period of co... More...
$0 (03-11-2025 - ID)<h2> <center) State of Idaho v. Wade William Denny </h2> </center>
Pocatello, Idaho, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with delivery of drugs while children were present.<br> <br> <br> In exchange for his guilty plea, the charges in his consolidated case were dismissed. The district court sentenced Denny o a determinate term of three years.[1] In Docket No. 51074, Denny pled guilty to two counts of intimidating a witness. I.C. § 18-26... More...
$0 (02-25-2025 - ID)<h1><center> United States of America v. Chase Phillip Hornaday </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Ammon Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Chase Phillip Hornada... More...
$0 (01-23-2025 - ID)<h2> <center> State of Idaho v. Kenneth Ky Enger </h2> </center>
Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful discharge of a firearm into an occupied building.<br> <br> Kenneth Ky Enger pled guilty to unlawful discharge of a firearm into an occupied building with a persistent violator enhancement, Idaho Code §§ 18-3317, 19-2514. The district court imposed a unified term of twenty-five years with ten years determinat... More...
$0 (01-21-2025 - ID)<h1><center> United States of America v. Daniel Wade Lowry </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Separate Sex Crimes Involving Minor Children </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Two Idaho Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Separate Sex Crimes Involving Minor Children</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> U.S. Attorney Josh Hurw... More...
$0 (01-16-2025 - ID)<h2> <center> State of Idaho v. Wendall Eric Northrup </h2> </center>
Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with domestic battery.<br> <br> Northrup and his girlfriend (J.B.) were involved in a physical altercation that resulted in J.B. sustaining injuries to her face, neck, and chest. After J.B. sought aid for her injuries at the hospital, Northrup was charged with attempted strangulation (Idaho Code § 18-923), and domestic batt... More...
$0 (01-06-2025 - ID)<h2> <center> State of Idaho v. Gayland Bailey </h2> </center>
Boise, Idaho criminal defendant lawyer represented the Defendant accured of violating probation.<br> <br> Gayland Bailey pled guilty to intimidating a witness. I.C. § 18-2604(3). In exchange for his guilty plea, an additional charge was dismissed. The district court sentenced Bailey to a unified term of five years, with a minimum period of confinement of two years, but after a period of retaine... More...
$0 (01-06-2025 - ID)<h2> <center> State of Idaho v. Mark Anthony Mitchell, II </h2> <center>
<h2><br> Caldwell, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony domestic battery with traumatic injury.<br> </h2?<br> <br> Mark Anthony Mitchell, II, was found guilty of felony domestic battery with traumatic injury. I.C. § 18-918(2). The district court sentenced Mitchell to a unified term of ten years, with a minimum period of confinement of three years, to be se... More...
$0 (11-07-2024 - ID)<h2> <center> State of Idaho v. Christopher Gene Johnson </h2> <center>
<h2><br> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with domestic violence or battery in the presented of a child.<br> </h2><br> Christopher Gene Johnson was found guilty of domestic violence or battery in the presence of a child. Idaho Code §§ 18-918(2), 18-918(4) and 18-903(a).[1] The district court sentenced Johnson to a unified term of eight years, with a mini... More...
$0 (11-12-2024 - ID)<h2> <center> State of Idaho v. Christopher Gene Johnson </h2> <center>
<h2><br> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with domestic violence or battery in the presence of a child.<br> </h2><br> <br> Christopher Gene Johnson was found guilty of domestic violence or battery in the presence of a child. Idaho Code §§ 18-918(2), 18-918(4) and 18-903(a).[1] The district court sentenced Johnson to a unified term of eight years, with a ... More...
$0 (11-12-2024 - ID)<h1><center> United States of America v. Brett Deuter; Deuter Construction, LLC; Enlighten, LLC </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with COVID-19 Relief Fraud Allegations </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Two Businesses and Their Owner Consent to an $850,000 Judgment to Resolve COVID-19 Relief Fraud Allegations</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Brett Deuter and... More...
$0 (10-01-2024 - ID)<h1><center> United States of America v. Ernesto Garza </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Extorting H-2A Agricultural Workers and Tax Fraud </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Farm Foreman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Extorting H-2A Agricultural Workers and Tax Fraud</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Ernest... More...
$0 (09-23-2024 - ID)<h1><center> United States of America v. Nicholas Glenn Baker; Rexanna Marie Johnston </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sex Crimes Involving Minor Children </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Two Idaho Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Separate Sex Crimes Involving Minor Children</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> On July 17, 2023, detectives wi... More...
$0 (09-12-2024 - ID)<h1><center> United States of America v. James Dougherty; Jessica Dougherty </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Husband and Wife Sentenced for Defrauding an Elderly Victim Out of Her Home and Obstruction of Justice</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> <br> James Dougherty, 44, of Boise, was sentenced to ... More...
$0 (09-01-2024 - ID)<h1><center> United States of America v. Kevin Richmond </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Exploitation of Children </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Post Falls Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Sexual Exploitation of Children</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> In December 2022, law enforcement r... More...
$0 (08-28-2024 - ID)<h1><center> United States of America v. Juan James Dougherty; Jessica Dougherty </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud. </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Husband and Wife Sentenced for Defrauding an Elderly Victim Out of Her Home and Obstruction of Justice</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> In early 2015, James Dougherty, age 44, of Bois... More...
$0 (08-24-2024 - ID)<h1><center> United States of America v. Spencer Riding </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of children </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bellevue Man Sentenced to 27 Years in Federal Prison for Sexually Exploiting Children</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> In 2019, Spencer Riding, age 26, formerl... More...
$0 (08-14-2024 - ID)<h1><center> United States of America v. Spencer Riding </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexually Exploiting Children </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bellevue Man Sentenced to 27 Years in Federal Prison for Sexually Exploiting Children</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> In 2019, Spencer Riding, 26, formerly of B... More...
$0 (08-14-2024 - ID)<h2> <center> State of Idaho v. Desiree Elaine Karst </h2> </center>
<h2><br> Coeuir d'Alene, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug possession.<br> </h2><br> <br> Karst was a passenger in a car during a traffic stop in Kootenai County. The officer<br> initiating the traffic stop radioed for a drug dog, which arrived and alerted. Karst admitted to having<br> drugs in the car, and additional drugs and paraphernalia were found on Ka... More...
$0 (08-05-2024 - ID)<h1><center> United States of America v. Gordon Milton Bennett, Jr. </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged withdomestic assault by habitual offender </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Habitual Domestic Violence Sends Lapwai Man to Federal Prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Gordon Milton Bennett, Jr., 46, of Lapwai, was sentenced to ... More...
$0 (07-30-2024 - ID)<h1><center> United States of America v. Bradley Don Oakes; Jason Lee Elsberry; Eric Moore </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Three Southern Idaho Drug Traffickers Sentenced to Federal Prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho Josh Hurwit announced the results... More...
$0 (11-18-2023 - ID)<h1><center> United States of America v. Justin Pedersen </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Methamphetamine Trafficking </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Kuna Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Methamphetamine Trafficking</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Justin Pedersen, 43, of Kuna, was sentenced to 9... More...
$0 (06-18-2024 - ID)<h1><center> United States of America v. Jason C. Moffat </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possessing Child Pornography </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b> California Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing Child Pornography </h2></center><br> <br> Jason C. Moffat, 41, of San Diego, California, was sentenced to... More...
$0 (05-07-2024 - ID)<h1><center> United States of America v. Tyler Douglas Asker </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i></b> </h2></center><br> <br> Tyler Douglas Asker, 33, of Caldwell, was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison on the charge of attempted use of interstate facilities to transmit information about a minor, whic... More...
$0 (04-25-2024 - ID)<h1><center> United States of America v. Brett Victor Castro </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Coercion and Enticement of a Minor .</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center><i></b> Idaho Falls Man Sentenced to Over 16 years in Federal Prison for Coercion and Enticement of a Minor </h2></center><br> <br> Brett Victor Castro, 37, of Idaho Falls, was sentenced to... More...
$0 (04-15-2024 - ID)<h1><center> United States of America v. Jason Castillo; Cheyanne Juarez; Owenn Mitchell </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center><i> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking .</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center><i></b> U.S. Attorney Hurwit Announces Federal Prison Sentences for Three Southern Idaho Drug Traffickers </h2></center></i></font color="red"><br> <br> Jason Castillo, 46, of Nampa, and Cheyanne Juarez, 31,... More...
$0 (04-05-2024 - ID)<h1><center> United States of America v. Lawrence Osborn, Nathan Mark Law </h1></center>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Pocatello, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempted Sex Crimes Against a Minor Child.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h3><center><i></b> </h3></center></i><br> <br> U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced the outcomes in two separate East Idaho cases in which the defendants were sentenced to 10 years in f... More...
$0 (02-08-2024 - ID)<h1><center> United States of America v. Khadijah X. Chapman; Daniel C. Labrum and Eric J. O’Neil</h1></center>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with a COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h3><center><i></b> Three Individuals Sentenced for $3.5M COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme </h3></center></i><br> <br> Three defendants were sentenced for fraudulently obtaining and misusing Paycheck Protec... More...
$0 (02-08-2024 - ID)<h1><center> United States of America v. Joshua Christopher Tompkins </h1></center>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Pocatello, Idaho Criminal Defense Lawyer represented the Defendant a Pocatello Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possessing Child Pornography</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h2><center><i> </h2></center></i></b><br> <br> Joshua Christopher Tompkins, 35, of Pocatello, was sentenced to 140 months in federal prison for possession of child ... More...
$0 (01-19-2024 - ID)<h1><center> United States of America v. Joel J. Martinez </h1></center>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Boise, Idaho Criminal Defense Lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possessing Child Pornography</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <br> Joel J. Martinez, 35, of Payette, was sentenced to 92 months in federal prison for possession of child pornography.<br> <br> The investigation began when Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) received ... More...
$0 (12-21-2023 - ID)<h2><center> United States of America v. Hailey M. Card </h2></center>
Pocatello, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of fentanyl.<br> <br> "The distribution of fentanyl is a serious crime in the United States. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine. It is often mixed with other drugs, such as heroin or cocaine, without the user's knowledge. This can lead to accidental overdoses a... More...
$0 (10-17-2023 - ID)<h2><center> United States of America v. Ryan A. Bendawald </h2></center>
Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with civil rights violations involving the sexual abuse of women and exchanging favorable police treatment for sexual acts.<br> <br> According to court documents, Ryan A. Bendawald, 41, of Franklin, Tennessee, allegedly abused his position as a law enforcement officer by sexually victimizing women in Idaho. From at least 2017... More...
$0 (10-17-2023 - ID)<h2><center> United States of America v. Rachel Peay-Goodman </h2></center>
Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with unlawfully prescribing controlled substances and submitting false claims to Medicare while working for AmeriHealth in Pocatello.<br> <br> Rachel Peay-Goodman, a nurse practitioner in eastern Idaho, wrote prescriptions for dangerous combinations of drugs to at least one patient, including simultaneous prescriptions for oxycodo... More...
$0 (06-13-2023 - ID)<h2><center> United States of America v. Benjamin Morton </h2></center>
Boise, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of a child.<br> <br> An investigation was begun of Benjamin Morton, age 39, of Nampa, Idaho, when the Boise Police Department (BPD) received information that an adult male, pretending to be a juvenile online, had arranged to meet the 14-year-old victim. BPD later identified Morton as the suspect and determ... More...
$0 (05-09-2023 - ID)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Trenton Powell </h2> </center>
Pocatello, Idaho criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant with eight counts of sexual exploitation of a child and three counts of receipt of child pornography.<br> <br> Trenton Powell, age 43, from Pocatello, sexually abused the first victim for six years while living in Pocatello. Powell photographed the abuse with his iPhone. Years after the abuse ended, another of Powell’s victim ... More...
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