An Oregon man faces a felony offense of possession of methamphetamine and several misdemeanors after Blaine County deputies were called for a report of a battery in progress, just north of Timmerman Junction on state Highway 75 in late June.
A Sun Valley man has been sentenced to drug court, community service and three years of probation following a guilty plea to possession of heroin.
Hailey resident Sergio Diaz-Rodriguez was sentenced to three years of supervised probation on May 11 for witness intimidation; three days later, he was taken back into custody by the Blaine County Sheriff’s Office for violating probation by allegedly possessing methamphetamine during a routi…
A Ketchum man was sentenced to 30 days in jail, with one day credited, and two years of probation following reduction of a felony charge to a misdemeanor for an altercation that occurred last summer.
Drivers can expect extra Idaho State Police patrolling statewide this weekend, looking for impaired drivers. Beginning on Wednesday, ISP increased its patrol on state highways and roads and will continue the heightened patrol through July 7 in an effort to keep drunk drivers off the road.
A Hailey man faces a felony DUI charge and two misdemeanors of driving without privileges and of possessing an open container of alcohol following a traffic stop last Tuesday night.
A Ketchum man has been sentenced on two misdemeanors after a felony charge was amended to a lesser charge by the Blaine County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.
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After nearly two years of legal conferences with affected parties, the man who ignited a wildfire that burned nearly 65,000 acres from the Little Wood Reservoir north of Carey to the southern slopes of Swede Peak in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area in 2018 was sentenced on Monday.
A Hailey man was detained during a traffic stop on June 3 and faces two separate felony cases, one for a felony drug trafficking charge and a second for being a fugitive in Idaho, with active warrants out of Nevada.
Idaho State Police has wrapped its investigation into former Hailey Police Chief Jeff Gunter and handed off to the Blaine County Prosecutor’s Office, which will decide whether to pursue charges.
A Sun Valley man has been charged with felony burglary after allegedly breaking into a business on Main Street in Ketchum and stealing a register with cash in it last week.
A Hailey resident has been charged with felony domestic battery inflicting traumatic injury following an alleged altercation on Tuesday at the couple’s home.
The Blaine County Sheriff’s Office announced four department promotions at the end of May. From left to right, the patrol promotions are Captain Bryan Carpita, Corporal Dina Mitma, Lieutenant Fabrizio Lizano and Sergeant Philip Rummel. In a post on Facebook, the Sheriff’s Office wished congr…
In accordance with an Idaho Supreme Court decision handed down last year, a charge of felony DUI has been dismissed for a Hailey man due to a violation of his Fourth Amendment protection against unlawful searches and seizures.
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As protests unfolded Tuesday night in Ketchum, Hailey and Bellevue, law enforcement officers joined fellow community members in taking a knee to honor the lives of black Americans killed at the hands of police officers across the country.
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The Bellevue man charged with starting the Sharps Fire, which burned some 65,000 acres in the summer of 2018, will face more than $300,000 in restitution if he pleads guilty to the crime, court documents show.
A civil lawsuit against the Blaine County Sheriff’s Office was dismissed Tuesday after the plaintiff failed to provide notice of a new attorney or that he was going to be representing himself.
A Bellevue woman was charged with felony intent to deliver a controlled substance following a traffic stop last week.
A Ketchum man has been charged with felony operating a vehicle without owner’s consent and misdemeanor DUI following an alleged incident that occurred on May 30.
A Lincoln County resident has been sentenced to 120 days in jail and four years of probation after she pleaded guilty to felony grand theft in March for stealing from her company’s bank accounts.
A Hailey man has been sentenced to 300 days in jail and six years of probation following a guilty plea to a felony aggravated battery charge in January.
An Idaho Falls woman faces felony and misdemeanor charges following a single-vehicle accident on U.S. Highway 20 last week.
A Blaine County man has been sentenced to three years’ probation after pleading guilty to one felony count of possession of methamphetamine.
A Bellevue woman has been sentenced to 180 days in jail, with 39 days credited for time served, and five years of probation after pleading guilty to one count of felony stalking in the first degree.
A Carey man has been sentenced to a retained jurisdiction, also known as a rider, following a guilty plea to a felony DUI charge in February.
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An Idaho Falls woman faces felony and misdemeanor charges following a single-vehicle accident on U.S. Highway 20 last week.
A Blaine County man has been sentenced to three years’ probation after pleading guilty to one felony count of possession of methamphetamine.
A Bellevue woman has been sentenced to 180 days in jail, with 39 days credited for time served, and five years of probation after pleading guilty to one count of felony stalking in the first degree.
A Carey man has been sentenced to a retained jurisdiction, also known as a rider, following a guilty plea to a felony DUI charge in February.
A Blaine County resident has been sentenced to 45 days in jail and three years’ probation following a February guilty plea to driving under the influence.
A Fairfield man pleaded guilty to three counts of felony vehicular manslaughter and one count of aggravated driving under the influence this week stemming from a crash last August that killed three sisters under the age of 7. Sentencing is scheduled for July 29.
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Former Lincoln County Sheriff Rene Rodriguez was sentenced Thursday to a minimum of 14 years in prison following a jury conviction on six felony charges of sexual abuse in November.
A Boise man was arrested Saturday following a multi-county, high-speed pursuit that began in Ketchum.
A Bellevue man found guilty by a jury of one felony count of delivery of methamphetamine has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, with a minimum of three and a half years to be served before he’s eligible for release.
A Peruvian citizen living in Bellevue was sentenced to a retained jurisdiction, also known as a rider, following a guilty plea in November to two felony charges.
A Fairfield man was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to two felony charges of burglary.
The coronavirus outbreak has largely frozen Blaine County’s court system in place—and those working through its mechanisms will likely see delays in their cases well into the summer.
Former Lincoln County Sheriff Rene Rodriguez was scheduled to be sentenced today, April 24, on convictions for six felony counts of sexual abuse, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the defense and prosecution agreed to postpone the sentencing hearing to May 22.
Residents of Hailey, Ketchum, Bellevue and unincorporated areas of Blaine County are now prohibited from leaving the county for nonessential reasons, after local governments voted earlier this week to add their own restrictions to Idaho’s statewide shelter-in-place order.
With bars closed, events cancelled and social gatherings on hold, the Blaine County Sheriff’s Office says that a statewide self-isolation order is not only helping to flatten the curve of coronavirus. It’s helping to flatten the county’s crime rate, too.
A Carey man faces two felony charges, first-degree stalking and arson, for crimes alleged to have occurred in 2017.
A Nevada man and an Idaho man face multiple felonies following two separate burglaries, with items from both burglaries allegedly found in their possession.
A citizen of Peru working in Blaine County has been charged with four felonies related to using someone else’s debit cards.
Churches in Blaine County are cancelling public services and/or going to online sermons and meetings in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Spiritual leaders are offering inspiration and scriptural references during this period of uncertainty and risk, on websites, Instagram and Facebook.
After two decades of serving as Blaine County’s prosecuting attorney, Jim J. Thomas won’t seek re-election this year, he announced this week.
A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court decision requiring the U.S. Forest Service to wait 30 days before authorizing the use of helicopters to conduct wildlife-management operations in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness to allow time for public challenges.
Hailey Mayor Martha Burke, third from right, swore in the city’s new police chief, Steve England, center, during a City Council meeting Monday as a crowd of local law enforcement and fire personnel looked on. “With the promotion of Steve England, I pledged to protect and serve the community …
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Following a two-day jury trial in Twin Falls, former Lincoln County Sheriff Rene Rodriguez was found not guilty Wednesday of sexually abusing a 4-year-old girl.
A Ketchum woman was sentenced to six months’ probation and ordered to complete 40 hours of community service and pay a $500 fine after taking an Alford plea to a misdemeanor battery charge on Feb. 25.
According to defense attorney Doug Nelson, a plea agreement is in the process of being negotiated on behalf of his client, Matthew Richard Park, who faces five felonies following a fatal car accident in August.
A Ketchum woman faces four felony charges of delivery of a controlled substance for allegedly selling lysergic acid diethylamide—LSD—and marijuana to a confidential informant working on behalf of the Narcotics Enforcement Team, a multi-agency law enforcement team in Blaine County.
A felony charge of domestic battery has been amended to a misdemeanor domestic battery charge following a plea agreement reached on Feb. 27.
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The Idaho Supreme Court has ruled that a man convicted of rape more than 10 years ago will have the opportunity to argue that his attorney was ineffective in his defense following a decision made last week by the highest court in Idaho.
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