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Bum Check Artist Talks Too Loud,
Gets Picked Up By Officers
Disconsolate, dejected, and
weary from a futile search,
Traffic Officer Gordon Hood,
and McCall's police officer
Tom Kimery stood in front of
a McCall club one day last
week.
They had hunted in vain
for one, Pat O'Brien, who it
was alleged had passed a
number of bad checks in Cas-
cade and Donnelly.
"Wander where that guy
could have gone to," ponders
Officer Hood.
"Disappeared in thin air,"
rejoined his compranion.
Just then their rumina-
tions were interrupted by a
booming voice from within
the club, bellowing:
"Well, that cleaned me.
Guess you'll have to cash my
check. My n a m e' s Pat O'-
Brien."
The two officers looked at
each other, and simultan-
ecusly dashed into the club
and aligned themselves on
either side of Mr. O'Brien
Pat didn't get his check
cashed, but he is getting free
room and board at the county
jug.
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Young Suspect
Attempts Suicide
In Mc Cali
The dignified appearing necktie
of the sheriff of Valley County,
applied as a tourniquet by the ex-
pert hanlls of Valley County's at-
torney, Weldensday prevented the
attempted suicide of what officers
termed is probably badly wanted
young criminal.
The man, about 19 years of age
attempted to take his life at the
McCall jail, by cutting his wrists
with 'a razor blade, early Wednes-
day morning. Officers said his
name was not known, but that he
was working under t'hre'e aliases,
L e., Fred Carl Berg, Clifford Price
and Lo*ell Marvin Roberts.
He was arrested on a change of
housebreaking in McCall. Bus .In-
gebreil who has been absent
from McCall for a few days, re-
turned home Tuesday morning to
field the intruder snugly tucked a-
way in bed, with indications that
he had prepared and devoured a
meal on the premises the evening
previousl
Mr. Ingebretsen managed to get
him to an officer, who, in turn,
put him in jail. However, a sub- 1
sequent - visit to the jail disclosed
that the prisoner had attemped to
pry, the base, -LOalt in an effort -to
escape, so the was removed to a
more secure place in the `bull pen.'
About midnight County Attorney
Ben Martin and Officer Tom Iim-
mery paid the jail a visit, and, ac-
cording to Mr. Martin, the frst
thing they saw was the pris'oner's
hand dangling in a pool of blood.
About this time Sheriff MosmanI
appeared on the scene, and it was J
then that Attorney Martin com-
mandeered the sheri'ff's necktie,
made a tourniquet fir the prisoner.
Doctor Dawkins was, called, who
sewed up the cut vedn and the
prisoner was removed to the Goun-
cil hospital, where he is now under
24-hour guard.
The prisoner had been searched
thoroughly before being jailed, and
officers believe that he had long
planned an attempted suicide if he
was arrested. For !this reason they
-!ay, he is probably wanted on other i
pore serious charges. In fact an 1
automobile found abandoned in
McCall yesterday, is believed to be
one 'he stole in Oregon, the officers
said. The FBI is now investigating
the caste.
Life
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011 driv is `� -- - -
led Dan Olin
to extreme act
By Tom Grote
The Star -News
A year ago last Sunday, Dan-
ny Olin went into the Circle R
market in McCall, where he was
a regular customer. But instead
of his usual habit of buying beer
and chewing tobacco, Olin
pulled a loaded revolver and
pointed it at the face of the store
clerk.
Deep in a stupor of beer and
vodka, Olin threatened the
clerk, demanded and got a
bagful of cash, and ran out of
the store.
Until that night, Olin had
never been in serious trouble
with the law. Rather, his
troubles- l'ay, w tl- i,- s_kzi —elff a
victim of years of abuse of a
variety of drugs.
Olin was quickly captured by
police, his arrest ending a per -
sonal nightmare which he had
not been able to face on his
own.
The robbery, he said, "was
my way of crying out for help."
A year after the hold -up,
Olin, 26, is out of jail, but is
serving 10 years probation for
his crime. He said' he is off
drugs for good and is looking
forward to beginning classes
next week at Boise State Univer-
sity.
He believes he is going to
make it, and those who have
dealt with him since his arrest
agree he has a chance.
• • •
Danny Olin had been living in
McCall for two years before the
Jan. 6, 1984, robbery at Circle
R. But his experience with drugs
dates back to Long Beach,
Calif., where he went to school
until he dropped out as a junior
in high school.
He first smoked marijuana
when he was 12 years old. "I
didn't really like it," Olin said
in an interview. "You'd laugh
your head off and you felt good
about it, but after a while, it got
boring and got me depressed. I
was looking for something
else."
That "something else"
became cocaine, which was in-
troduced to him at 18 years old
by a friend. "I tried it and said,
`this is it. This is the golden life
right here.' "
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Photo by Tom Grote Danny Olin vowed to stay off drugs after he robbed Circle R market.
At the time, he was out of
school and making good money
installing office partitions, so he
could afford to buy more of the
expensive drug.
Cocaine soon became an ex-
pensive habit to Olin and his
problems began to escalate.
"Before you know it, there
went my paychecks," he said.
"Then came the time I wanted
to quit but couldn't, I was feel-
ing lousy, spending all my
money, losing my girlfriend and
my job, so why not quit?"
Olin said his thinking became
distorted through sniffing co-
caine and he became frightened.
He moved to Fresno, Calif., to
look for work and resolved to
stop using the drug.
Although he was successful in
halting his cocaine habit, he
soon realized his dependency
had switched to alcohol, which
he had often drunk to "come
down" from a cocaine "high."
His restlessness continued to
plague him and he found
himself making excuses for his
sometimes erratic behavior. "I
would use girlfriends, or life
itself -- `it's just tough out
there' -- I was always looking to
lay the blame on somebody
else," he said.
The problem followed him to
McCall in October, 1981, when
he came to live with his sister.
Pat Ward.
He worked odd jobs and livec
in several places over the nex
two years. The only thing tha
was constant was his drinking.
"It was my release, but b,
then I was an emotiona
wreck," he said. "I kep
wondering, `whyT My min(
kept going back to regret, bu
instead of trying to deal with it
I kept trying to push it away an(
it got worse."
Despite the magnitude of hi
problems, Olin managed to con
teal his alcoholism from those
who could have helped him. "I
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t i o n , a c c o r d i n g t o h i s a t t o r n e y ,
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o f f a n d i t g o t t o t h e p o i n t t h a t .
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t h a t t h e y c a n u s e t o s t a y s o b e r
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t h a t c h e m i c a l l y d e p e n d e n t p e o p l e
H e s a i d h e d i d n o t r e m e m b e r
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t a k e t o p r o v e t h e y a r e n o t
t a k i n g g u n s f r o m t h e h o u s e . B u t
w o r k e r a t t h e p r i s o n .
c h e m i c a l l y d e p e n d e n t , " T a r d a n i .
a f t e r h i s a r r e s t ; p o l i c e r e c o v e r e d
" I t w a s p r e t t y o b v i o u s f r o m
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t h r e e l o d a d e d h a n d g u n s ; a - l o a d e d
h i s b e h a v i o r t h a t h e ' s n o t ' a
d r i n k i n g t o p r o v e t h e y a r e n o t a d -
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t h e c a r O l i n w a s d r i v i n g .
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p r e s c r i p t i o n d r u g s . "
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" Y o u - h a v e c r i m i n a l s w h o h a v e
* a r m e d r o b b e r y i s n o t a
f r o m t h e s t o r e , O l i n h e a d e d s o u t h
d r u g p r o b l e m s a n d g e t t i n g t h e m
t y i c a l a c t i o n o f a p e r s o n h o o k e d :
o n I d a h o 5 5 . D u r i n g h i s t r i a l ,
o f f d r u g s j u s t m a k e s t h e m a b e t -
o n d r u g s , T a r d a n i s a i d a d d i c t s
o f t e n m a y l o s e
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t e r c r i m i n a l , " h e s a i d .
c o n t r o l o f
t o d o w i t h t h e m o n e y . '
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t h e m s e l v e s e v e n w h e n n o t d i r e c t l y
" I d i d n ' t , i n t e n d t o t o a n y t h i n g
c o m m i t c r i m i n a l a c t s b e c a u s e
u n d e r t h e i n f l u e n c e o f d r u g s .
w i t h i t , " h e t e s t i f i e d . " I d i d n ' t
t h e y g o t i n t o d r u g s , a n d t h i s w a s
O l i n i s t a k i n g g e n e r a l e d u c a -
e v e n k n o w w h y I h a d i t . "
e x a c t l y w h a t i t w a s ( w i t h
t i o n c o u r s e s a t B S U w i t h a n e y e
: d U l . r l t j a n r t y J , ' ' h e , a i r , " I s e r i g s i y
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h a d n o i d e a w h e r e h e w a s g o i n g
d o u b t h e w i l l h a v e l e g a l p r o =
s a i d - h e a l s o i s c o n s i d e r i n g b e c o i r - %
w h e n h e w a s s t o p p e d b y p o l i c e
b l e m s . "
i n g a d r u g a n d a l c o h o l c o u n s e l o r .
s o u t h o f D o n n e l l y .
O l i n w a s j u d g e d w o r t h y t o b e
A s a c o n d i t i o n o f h i s p r o b a -
" I r e m e m b e r t h e b l u e f l a s h i n g
r e l e a s e d f r o m p r i s o n , a n d w a s
t i o n , O l i n m u s t c o n t i n u e t o s e e k
l i g h t s f r o m t h e p o l i c e c a r , " h e
g r a n t e d h i s f r e e d o m o n S e p t . 7 .
c o u n s e l i n g f o r h i s a l c o h o l i s m a s
s a i d . " I w a s m o r e o r l e s s t h i n k -
H e w a s p l a c e d o n p r o b a t i o n f o r
w e l l a s v i s i t a p r o b a t i o n o f f i c e r
i n g , ` b o y , i t ' s f i n a l l y o v e r . ' I f e l t
t h e n e x t 1 0 y e a r s , a n d h a s b e e n
t w i c e p e r m o n t h . B u t h e s e e s h i s
r e l i e v e d b e c a u s e I w a s g o i n g t o
o r d e r e d t o r e p a y $ 4 , 0 0 0 i n l e g a l
f u t u r e a s b r i g h t .
g e t s o m e h e l p n o w .
f e e s i n c u r r e d b y h i s c a s e .
" I ' m r e a l l y s t a r t i n g t o f e e l .
" T h e t h i n g w a s , t h a t w a s m y
T o b o l s t e r h i s c o m m i t m e n t t o
g o o d a b o u t m y s e l f a n d I k n o w
w a y o f c r y i n g o u t , f o r h e l p , " ' h e
s t a y o f f d r u g s , O l i n e n r o l l e d i n
t h e r e ' s o n e t h i n g I c a n d o , a n d
s a i d o f h i s c r i m e . " S o m e p e o p l e
t h e m o n t h - l o n g r e s i d e n t i a l p r o -
t h a t ' s g o o n , " h e s a i d .
m a y , f i n d t h a t h a r d t o u n d e r s -
g r a m a t P o r t o f H o p e , l o c a t e d o n
H e h o p e s o t h e r s w h o h a v e
t a n d . I w a s j u s t t h a n k f u l n o b o d y
t h e c a m p u s o f t h e C o l l e g e , o f
b e c o m e d e p e n d e n t o n d r u g s w i l l
g o t h u r t . "
I d a h o i n C a l d w e l l .
a v o i d h i s m i s t a k e s . " I t ' s t h e '
O l i n s p e n t 4 1 / 2 m o n t h s i n }
' W i t h 1 1 c e n t e r s i n I d a h o , P o r t
h a r d e s t t h i n g t o s a y y o u c a n ' t
V a l l e y �� C o u n t y J a i l d u r i n g h i s
o f H o p e i s t h e l a r g e s t d r u g - u s e
h a n d l e d r u g s o r a l c o h o l , " h e
t r i a l a n d c o n v i c t i o n b y a j u r y o n
t r e a t m e n t o r g a n i z a t i o n i n t h e
s a i d . " B u t i t ' s O K n o t t o d r i n k
t w o ' f e l o n i e s , H e f a c e d , l i f e i n -
; s t a t e , s a i d M i k e T a r d a n i ,
a n d i t ' s O K t o a s k f o r h e l p . "
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Robbery suspect
given sentence
A man suspected of commit-
ting the first bank robbery in
Valley County in modern times
has been sentenced to prison in
Nevada on unrelated charges.
Paul R. Tetzlaff was sentenced
on March 19 to serve six years in
the Nevada State Prison, accor-
ding to a Washoe County court
clerk.
The prison sentence, handed
out in Reno Justice Court, was
the result of charges of posses-
sion of concealed firearms and
possession of a controlled
substance filed against Tetzlaff.
A Reno Police Department of-
ficer arrested Tetzlaff on Jan. 16
in Reno. At the time, he was free
on parole from the federal
penitentiary at Lompoc, Calif.,
where he served time for a bank
robbery conviction. He was
released from prison in February
1984.
A federal fugitive warrant is
pending against Tetzlaff, who is
suspected of committing the
Sept. 24, 1984, robbery at gun-
point of the McCall branch of
Idaho First National Bank.
The Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation has been waiting for
Reno officials to complete pro -
sepution of their charges against
Tetzlaff before asking that he be
returned to Idaho to stand trial
for the McCall robbery, said
William D. Fallin, FBI special
agent in charge of the agency's
Butte, Mont., office.
However, there was no word as
of Monday on when Tetzlaff
would -be brought back to the
state.
The McCall bank robbery was
the first in the area since at least
the 1930s, according to accounts
following the robbery.
Witnesses to the robbery said a
man entered the bank, showed a
teller a note and displayed a gun.
The gunman took an undisclosed
amount of cash, left the bank,
and fled in a blue- and -white
sedan driven by an accomplice.
Roadblocks were set up on
highways leading out of McCall,
but police failed to turn up a sign
of the robbers.
The warrant against Tetzlaff
was filed in November following
investigation by the McCall'
Police Department and Valley
County Sheriff's Department.
McCall Police Chief John
Lyon said on Monday that
Tetzlaff's arrest cleared up the
McCall robbery as far as he was
concerned.
Neither Lyon or Fallin would
comment on whether there are
any suspects that could have been
the robber's accomplice, or if
Tetzlaff is suspected in a
November bank robbery in
Boise, also of an Idaho First
branch.
Authorities said at the time of
the Boise robbery that there, ap-
peared to be a connection bet-
ween it and the McCall robbery.
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Ex -bank worker pleads guilty in court
A former employee of the
United First Federal Savings and
Loan office in McCall has plead-
ed guilty to five charges in con-
nection with funds illegally
transferred into her account.
Linda Rounds, 42, former
operations officer at the United
Fiat office, entered her plea on
July 8 before U.S. District Court
Judge Hal Ryan in federal court
in Boise.
Rounds pleaded guilty to five
counts, all felonies, of making
false statements and bank
reports, according to Assistant
U.S. Attorney Joanne
Rodriguez.
Rounds is scheduled to be
sentenced by Ryan on Aug. 23.
Each count carries a maximum
penalty of five years in prison or
a $10,000 fine. She was released
without bond until her sentenc-
ing.
A federal grand jury on May
15 indicted Rounds on 16 counts
of either embezzlement or mak-
ing false bank reports in connec-
tion with incidents that occurred
between December 1983 and
December 1984, Rodriguez said.
Four counts of embezzlement
and seven counts of false repor-
ting are scheduled to be dismissed
following the sentencing,
Rodriguez said.
The indictments followed an
investigation conducted by agents
from the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation.
Rounds worked for the McCall
office of United First from
August 1980 until she was
discharged on Dec. 5, 1984, a
United First spokesman said.
McCall branch manager Mike
Curry said Rounds' duties includ-
ed supervision of most office
operations except for loans.
The federal indictment said
that Rounds illegally transferred
a total $3,341.66 to her personal
account from various funds,
Rodriguez said.
'Many of the transfers were of
overdraft charges or service
charges that should have been
credited to the McCall branch.
Those transfers ranged in
amounts from $32.45 to $249.64,
she said.
Rounds also was charged with
illegally transferring a total of
$2,350 to her account from the
account of McCall Area
Snowmobilers over 16 separate
occasions.
Rounds was appointed acting
treasurer of the snowmobile club
several years ago and continued
in that capacity for two or three
years, said Ken Davis, the club's
current president.
Rodriguez said that Rounds
has agreed to repay all of the
money listed in the original in-
dictment to both United First and
the snowmobile club.
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McCall man charged in 1984 robbery of bank
and displayed a gun, according to
bank manager Garry Standley.
The gunman left the bank and
fled in a blue- and -white Ford
LTD apparently driven by an ac-
complice.
Local police response was
hampered when Lyon discovered
the locks of his patrol car had
been jammed with toothpicks.
Roadblocks set up in Valley,
Adams, Washington and Idaho
counties failed to net any suspects
at the time.
A McCall man, Randall Lee
Jefferson, was arrested Monday
it his residence on a charge of
tiding in the armed robbery of
the Idaho First National Bank's
McCall office last September.
Jefferson, 37, appeared before
U.S. Magistrate Mikel Williams
in Boise Monday and was releas-
ed on $10,000 bond pending his
return to court today with his at-
torney to answer the charges.
Paul Robert Tatzlaff also has
been charged in the robbery.
Tetzlaff was first charged with
the bank robbery last November
in a complaint filed with the
Federal Bureau of Investigation
in Boise. He was arrested in
January in Reno, Nevada.
Both Jefferson and Tetzlaff
are charged with violations of
federal armed bank robbery laws.
If convicted on the charges,
Tetzlaff could be sentenced to a
maximum of 25 years in prison
and fined $10,000, while Jeffer-
son could receive 12' /z years in
prison and a $5,000 fine.
McCall Police Chief John
Lyon said the arrest was the
result of a continuing investiga-
tion by the FBI, the McCall
Police Department and the Valley
County Sheriff's Office.
The bank robbery, the first in
the area since at least the 1930s,
took place about 3:30 p.m. Sept.
24. An armed, gunman entered
the bank, showed a teller a note
Tetzlaff given 20 years for McCall bank robbery
By Tom Grote
The Star -News.
A man convicted of the first
bank robbery in McCall in
modern times was sentenced to 20
years in a federal prison Thurs-
day in U.S. district Court in
Boise.
Paul R. Tetzlaff was sentenced
by Judge Hal Ryan to serve 15
years on a federal bank robbery
charge and five years for a
separate charge of' using a
firearm while committing a
crime, a U.S. court clerk said.
The bank robbery charge car-
6L_\
ried a maximum sentence of 25
years in prison and a $10,000
fine. Tetzlaff was ordered to pay
a $100 fine for the two counts.
The sentences were ordered to
be served consecutively following
completion of' time served on
separate charges in Reno, Nev.,
for illegal firearms possession
and possession of a controlled
substance.
Tetzlaff pleaded guilty on Aug.
26 to charges that he robbed the
McCall branch of Idaho First Na-
tional Bank on Sept. 24, I984
About $8,000 was taken in that
robbery, court records said.
The robbery was the first to oc-
cur in the area since at least the
1930s.
Witnesses said a man entered
the bank, showed a teller a note
and displayed a gun. The gunman
took cash, left the bank and fled
in a sedan driven by an ac-
complice.
Tetzlaff managed to avoid
police roadblocks, but was ar-
rested on Jan. 16 this year in
Reno on the other charges.
Another man, Randall Jeffer-
son of Boise, had been charged
with aiding' Tetzlaff in the Mc-
Call robbery, but Rvan dismissed
that charge on Aug. 26 due to in-
sufficient evidence.
However, Jefferson faces two
felony charges in Valley County
of second- degree burglary and at-
tempted grand theft.
The charges stem from an Aug.
5 incident at The Merc in McCall
in which a man was seen Irvine to
pry open a cash drawer. The man
fled on foot and Jefferson \kas
later arrested.
A prelimiary hearing on the
charges is set for Jan. 22 in the
Valley County Magistrate's
Court.
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Theft from treasurer still unsolved
The apparent theft of more
than $1,000 from the Valley
County Treasurer's office has
stumped investigators from the
Idaho Department of Law En-
forcement, but county officials
are still working on the case.
The theft, of $1,026 in cash
receipts, was discovered Jan. 30
after employees returned from
the lunch hour, Valley County
Sheriff Blair Shepherd said.
He said he turned the case over
to state law enforcement officials
to avoid a possible conflict of in-
terest between his office and
another county office.
Two state investigators made
several trips to Cascade to inter-
view courthouse employees about
the incident, but were unable to
come up with an explanation for
the missing money.
"They've come up against a
brick wall, so we're continuing it
(the investigation)," Shepherd
said Monday. He said state of-
ficials "have backed off the case
until we can develop soma; more
information."
The missing money, from the
treasurer's and clerk's office, ap-
parently was left on an
employee's desk during the lunch
hour.
Valley County Treasurer
Carmen Irwin said Monday that
she could not comment on the in-
cident while the investigation was
continuing.
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Couple charged with felonies
A McCall attorney and his wife
have been charged with a total of
seven felony counts, including fail-
ure to pay state sales tax, in connec-
tion with the buying and selling of
two autos.
In a complaint filed on Tuesday
in Fourth District Court in Cascade,
Richard Udell was charged with five
felony counts and Paige Udell was
charged with two felony counts.
The couple has been summoned
to appear for arraignment on the
charges on Tuesday at the Valley
County Courthouse in Cascade.
According to the charges, the
couple is accused of altering a bill
of sale on a 1990 Lincoln
Continental they bought last
November from a Boise car dealer.
The bill of sale was changed from
$28,500 to $18,500, the complaint
said.
As a result, the couple is accused
of trying to avoid paying sales tax
on the full purchase price of the car.
The difference in sales tax between
the two amounts is $500.
Other charges relate to a transac-
tion in which the Udells sold a 1987
Land Cruiser to John Broschofsky
of Sun Valley at about the same
time they purchased the Lincoln.
The complaint says that Richard
Udell did not transfer certificate of
title to Broschofsky, and Udell asked
Broschofsky to sign papers saying
he was the original buyer of the
Land Cruiser.
As such, Udell was trying to
avoid paying about $700 in sales
tax from the purchase of the Land
Cruiser, the charges claim.
Richard Udell did not return a
telephone message left at his office
on Wednesday. Broschofsky has not
been charged with any crime, Valley
County Prosecuting Attorney
Clayton Andersen said.
The charges were the result of an
investigation by Andersen's office,
the Idaho State Tax Commission,
Idaho State Police, Idaho
Department of Transportation, the
Valley County Sheriff's Office and
the McCall Police Department.
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Man arrested after attempted robbery
A man remained in Valley
County Jail Tuesday following
an attempted robbery at knife -
point at Shaver's supermarket
Saturday afternoon.
Jeffery Theodore Fredrick, 30,
whose address was listed as
southern California, was arraign-
ed in Valley County Magistrate's
Court on Monday on charges of
attempted armed robbery with a
deadly weapon.
Fredrick was ordered held in
Valley County Jail under $25,000
bond pending a preliminary hear-
ing set for Oct. 19.
According to a report from the
McCall Police Department, a
man in his early 30s entered the
Shaver's store in downtown Mc-
Call about 4:20 p.m., went to the
cashier's window and pulled a
hunting knife on the female
clerk.
The man held the knife close to
the clerk and told her to give him
money. The clerk grabbed the
day's receipts and fled to the
manager's office, after which the
suspect fled.
Police were called, and a
search was begun by members of
McCall Police, the Valley County
and Adams County sheriff's of-
fices, and Idaho State Police.
Police obtained a description
of the suspect's vehicle, which
was spotted westbound on Idaho
55 at Warren Wagon Road about
6:30 p.m.
When he realized he had been
spotted, the suspect turned onto
Herrick Street and ran from his
car on foot. Officers pursued the
suspect on foot and caught him in
a wooded area south of Herrick
Street.
Police discovered after
Fredrick's arrest that he was
wanted in McCall for contempt
of court after failing to appear at
a hearing on an assault and bat-
tery charge, McCall Police Chief
Ed Parker said.
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McCall attorney &wife
plead guilty to felonies
A McCall attorney and his wife
pleaded guilty on Friday to felonies
relating to charges that the couple's
failed to pay state sales taxes on two
autos.
Richard Udell and his wife,
Paige, entered guilty pleas to one
felony count each in a Fourth Dis-
trict Court courtroom in Boise be-
fore Judge Robert M. Rowett of
Mountain Home.
Richard Udell pleaded guilty to a
charge of selling or transferring a
vehicle without delivering certificate
of title. Paige Udell pleaded guilty
to being an accessory to that charge.
The pleas were entered as part of
a plea - bargain arrangement with
Valley County Prosecuting Attor-
ney Clayton Andersen. Sentencing
for the couple is set for Nov. 9. The
maximum penalty on each count is
five years in prison or a $5,000
fine.
In March, the couple was charged
with a total of seven felony counts
in connection with the buying and
selling of the two autos.
The couple was accused of alter-
ing a bill of sale on a 1990 Lincoln
Continental they bought from a
Boise car dealer. The bill of sale was
changed from $28,500 to $18,500
in an attempt to avoid paying $500
in state sales taxes, the charges said.
Other charges related to a transac-
tion in which the Udells sold a 1987
Land Cruiser to a Sun Valley man
at about the same time they pur-
chased the Lincoln.
The complaint said that the new
owner was asked to sign papers say-
ing he was the original buyer of the
car, thus allowing the Udells to
avoid paying about $700 in sales
tax from the purchase.
In return for the guilty pleas on
'K
McCall lawyer
By Bill Miller .n) B
The Idaho Statesman sch
, A McCall lawyer's career is on
the line following an investiga-
tion into his alleged failure to pay
state sales tax on two high - priced
automobiles, his attorney said
this week.
Richard Udell, 45, has pleaded
guilty to one felony count of sell -
ing or transferring a vehicle with-
out delivering certificate of title.
Several other charges involving
Udell's purchase of a 1990 Lin-
coln Continental and purchase-
s ele of a 1987 Toyota Land Cruis-
et' were dismissed in a plea
bargain reached in October with
the Valley County Prosecuting
Attorney's Office.
While Prosecutor Clayton An-
c�erson doesn't intend to recom-
n�nd time behind bars, Udell
faces up to five years in prison
and a $5,000 fine. His wife, Paige
[Nell, was convicted of a felony
charge of acting as an accessory.
faces sales -tax charge
oth defendants are tentatively
eduled to be sentenced Dec. 7
in 4th District Court.
Meanwhile, the Idaho State Bar
is expected to recommend disci-
plinary action against Udell in a
few weeks. The possibilities range
from reprimand to disbarment,
said bar counsel Michael Oths.
Richard Udell declined to com-
ment, referring questions to his
attorney, Thomas McCabe.
"He's embarrassed by this and
he totally regrets the events that
gave rise to the charges in the
first place," McCabe said. "He
may pay a price for this mistake
that is far beyond anything that
the courts can impose ... I dread
what the State Bar may do."
McCabe stressed that none of
the allegations involve Udell's
law practice or any present or
former clients.
Excluding penalties and inter-
est, McCabe said, the unpaid
state taxes in the case total about
$1,200, "all of which will be paid
in restitution."
Authorities said the bill of sale
for the Continental, purchased in
November 1989, was illegally
changed from $28,500 to $18,500 to
avoid paying $500 in sales tax.
Court records show that Rich-
ard Udell failed to pay about $700
in sales tax on the Land Cruiser,
which was purchased in July 1987
and sold in 1989.
The Udells have no prior crimi-
nal record.
Richard Udell, an attorney in
good standing, graduated from
the University of Idaho College of
Law in 1973 and was admitted to
practice law the following year,
according to the State Bar.
Several thousand investiga-
tions involving alleged non -pay-
ment of state sales tax are opened
each year, according to the Idaho
State Tax Commission.
But Alan Peck, tax- enforce-
ment supervisor in Boise, said
only a small number of cases re-
sult in criminal charges.
State Bar advises: 1
Oust McCall lawyer
The Idaho State Bar is recom-
mending disbarment of a McCall
attorney who recently admitted
failing to pay state sales tax on
automobile transactions.
In a petition filed with the Ida-
ho Supreme Court, the Bar also is
asking that Richard Udell, 45, be
immediately suspended from prac-
ticing law.
Allowing Udell to maintain hi:
practice in the face of a felony
conviction "invites public scorn,'
Bar Coungel Michael Oths said.
The disbarment complaint will
first be considered by the Bar's
Professional Conduct Board,
which will hold an evidentiary
hearing. If the panel agrees with
Oths, the disciplinary proposal
would go to the high court for
final consideration.
- _ Udell pleaded guilty in October
to one count of selling or transfer-
ring a vehicle without delivering
McCall lawyer given fine, certificate of title. later was
placed on unsupervised probation
probation, on
By Bill Miller
The Idaho Statesman
McCall attorney Richard Udell
was fined $2,500 and placed on
unsupervised probation for three
years Friday for his failure to pay
state sales tax on two expensive
automobiles.
"You made a very foolish mis-
take," 4th District Judge Robert,
Rowett said as he handed down
the sentence.
Udell's wife, Paige, convicted of
being an accessory, was fined
$2,500 and placed on probation,
for two years.
Both defendants were granted
withheld judgments, meaning the
one -count felony convictions will
be erased from their records if
they complete probation.
Rowett, who accepted a plea'
agreement reached with Valley
County Prosecutor Clayton An-
derson, said he was impressed by
a showing of "tremendous sup-
port" for the Udells by friends
and family members.
Richard Udell, a 45- year -old
general legal practitioner, plead-
ed guilty in October to one count
of selling or transferring a vehi-
cle without delivering certificate
tax charge
for three years.
Several other charges, involv-
ing his purchase of a 1990 Lincoln
Continental and purchase -sale of
a 1987 Toyota Land Cruiser, were
6 6The consequences of the
dismissed Those charges in-
sentence go far beyond
volved a scheme to avoid paying
abort£ $1,200 in sales tax, authori.
what occurred today in
ties said.
court.9 9
Udell's attorney, Thomas
Thomas McCabe
McCabe of Boise, said earlier that
Attorney for Richard Udell
his client already had paid a
heavy price because of publicity
Several other charges, involv -
Excluding penalties and inter- about the case. He stressed that
ing his purchase of a 1990 Lincoln
est, McCabe said the sum of un- the charges involved activites
Continental and the purchase-
paid state tax in the case totals outside Udell's law practice.
sale of a 1987 Toyota Land Cruis-
approximately $1,200. All restitu- , "There are no clients who got
er, were dropped.
tion, he said, has been paid. harmed here, and no clients who
Authorities said the bill of sale are asking for his head on a silver
The Idaho State Bar is expected
to recommend disciplinary action
for the Continental, purchased in platter. It's the State Bar alone,"
-'
November 1989, was illegally McCabe said: --
changed from $28,500 to $18,500 to
against Richard Udell in a few
avoid paying $500 in sales tax.
weeks. The possibilities range
Court records show that Rich -
from reprimand to disbarment.
and Udell failed to pay about $700
Udell's attorney, Thomas
in sales tax on the Land Cruiser,
McCabe of Boise, said his client
which was purchased in July 1987
has already paid a heavy price
and sold in 1989.
due to publicity about the case.
The Udells have no prior crimi-
"The consequences of the sen-
nal record.
tence go far beyond what oc-
—
curred today in court," McCabe
said Friday.
McCabe stressed that none of
the allegations involve Udell's
law practice, or any present or
former clients.
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Police nab
man wanted
in Montana
Logging truck driver
caught in McCall
By Statesman staff
A daylong manhunt in Adams
and Valley counties ended Mon-
day night- with the jailing of a
man wanted on felony theft
charges in Bozeman, Mont.
Kenneth Eugene Grumley, 26,
was arrested at 6:30 p.m. at the
mobile home he was renting in
McCall while working as a log-
ging truck driver in New Mead-
ows, police said.
Grumley was in Valley County
Jail late Monday awaiting extra-
dition to Montana, according to
law enforcement officials.
Idaho State Police Cpl. John
Burke said Adams County Sheriff
Rich Green began the search at 7
a.m. when a man ran into the hills
from a car with Montana license
plates during a traffic stop by a
sheriff's deputy.
Monday afternoon an Adams
County family phoned the sher-
iff's office to report they had tak-
en a man, claiming to be a lost
hunter, from their ranch to
McCall. The family said the man's
description matched the one of
the fugitive broadcast on the ra-
dio, Burke said.
rwo sentenced in
'thefts
.series of
Two men were sentenced on ' The warehouse of the Payette
Friday on charges of burglary and National Forest in McCall was bro-
grand theft in connection with ken into during October 1992. A
felony charges involving more than variety of goods were taken, includ-
$15,000 in stolen goods, including ing five chamsaws, hand -held radios
sticks of dynamite. and batteries, leather gloves, water
Kenneth J. Francis, 18, of .filters and backpacks.
Donnelly, was sentenced by Fourth ' More than $8,000 in rings and
District Court Judge George Carey ewe y month were
atkK &L Jewelry and
on Friday to 120 days at the North Gifts.
Idaho Correctional Institute in . A window was broken and an
Cottonwood and four years indeter- alarm set off in December 1992 at
urinate sentence on two counts t Heartline Gallery, located in the
burglary and one count of grant McCall Mall.
theft, according to the Valley • A total of $1,282 in cash was
County Magistrates office. Francis
will also have to pay $4,483 in taken over several occasions last fall
�J - - -- - at Home Town Sports in McCall.
restitution to various parties. Francis had worked at Home Town
The sentencing took place at the Sports,
Valley County Courthouse in • An explosives vault located on
Cascade. the McCall Ranger District of the
Keith Shields, 18, of McCall, Payette National Forest was broken
was sentenced to 45 days in the into during September 1992 and a
Valley County Jail in Cascade, three large amount of dynamite sticks,
years withheld ,judgement and resti- blasting caps and detonator cord was
tution of $489 on one count of bur - taken. Police later recovered 284
glary in the same incidents. sticks of dynamite and 21 blasting
The pair were arrested in January caps, according to Parker.
in connection with a series of bur-
glaries and thefts that occurred in the
fall of 1992.
The burglaries, following the ar-
rests and recovery of the goods, in-
volved
GU nman kills self
0
in
BY TOM GROTE
bar
The Star -News
A Boise man shot himself in the
head in a McCall tavern Saturday
night after attempting to rob a con-
venience store and then firing on an
Idaho State Police officer and an oc-
cupied car.
The man, John H. Leach, 36,
died about 2:15 a.m. Sunday at St.
Alphonsus Regional Medical
Center, Ada County Deputy
Coroner Lynn Bowerman said. Tests
showed Leach had traces of am-
phetamines in his bloodstream,
Bowerman said.
The incident began about 8:04
p.m. Saturday when Leach entered
the Maverick County Store in
McCall, brandished a .22 semi -au-
tomatic handgun at the store clerk
and demanded cash, a McCall Police
Department report said.
The store clerk, Debbie Bowling
of McCall, refused to hand over the
cash, after which Leach fled on foot,
the report said. About that time,
Keith Madden of McCall, who was
in the store, saw what was happen-
ing and chased Leach south on Idaho
55.
John H.
Leach
Fired gun at
trooper before
shooting
himself
Kalleen Cooper was slightly in-
jured by the shattered glass, but the
bullet was stopped by the shoulder
strap of her seat belt. She was
treated at McCall Memorial
Hospital and released.
By this time, McCall Police
Officer Kreig Hill and Reserve
Officer Shawn Bohnhof had arrived
on the scene in their patrol car,
closely followed by Reserve Officer
Kevin Benham and Ordinance
Control Officer Ken Francis, who
The Valley County Sheriff's
Office was notified of the robbery
and a radio call went out to all
available officers in the area to re-
spond. ISP Cpl. Craig Boll, who is
stationed in Council, was visiting a
residence on Washington Street
when the call came over.
Boll raced to the intersection of
Idaho 55 and Washington Street in
time to see Leach walking quickly
on the highway near Old Town
Market with Madden in pursuit.
Boll said he got out of his car
and, shielded by his door, ordered
Leach to stop. Leach then turned and
fired one shot at Boll. The bullet hit
the right -front fender of Boll's patrol
car, which was in line with the offi-
cer's body.
Boll said he did not return fire
because innocent people were in the
area and because the Old Town gas
pumps were nearby.
Next, Leach tried to commandeer
a car being driven north on the
highway and occupied by Martel and
Kalleen Cooper of Kenwood, Calif.
When Leach pointed his gun at the
car, Cooper accelerated. Leach fired,
shattering the window on the right
side.
was off -duty.
Two conservation officers with
the Idaho Department of Fish and
Game, Sam Sheppard and Jon
Heggen, also happened to be nearby
and responded to the scene.
_After shooting at the car, Leach
continued south on the highway and
entered The Pitcher Bar, where he
placed his gun to his temple and an-
nounced to the dozen patrons inside
that he did not want to live any
more, the report said.
Despite pleas from one tavern pa-
tron not to shoot, Leach fired his
gun and fell to the floor. Officers
had surrounded the building, but had
not been able to confront Leach be-
fore he shot himself, the police re-
port said. No shots were fired by po-
lice.
Leach was taken by McCall
Ambulance Service to McCall
Memorial Hospital and later
transferred by Life Flight helicopter
to St. Alphonsus.
Boise earlier in the evening with
friends and had checked into a local
motel. A note to his family was
found on him, dated in February,
that indicated he was despondent and
suicidal, Parker said.
Leach had a criminal record that
included an arrest for robbery in
Caldwell in 1979, Valley County
Sheriff Lewis Pratt said. He was ar-
rested in Valley County in 1987 for
parole violation and for lewd con-
duct with a child.
In the latter incident, Leach took
three Nampa children on what he
told the children's mother would be
an overnight stay with him at a
Nampa home.
But Leach took the children on a
camping trip near Yellow Pine in-
stead, and the children were reported
missing. Leach was stopped five
days later in his car by sheriff's
deputies on Lick Creek Road about
28 miles east of McCall and ar-
rested. The children were uninjured.
He received a prison sentence of
six months for the lewd conduct
Leach was found to have been x
carrying three boxes of ammunition`-. _..!
containing 40 rounds each, McCall
Police Chief Ed Parker said. Parker)ffieer
commended all the officers for what_,
he said was restraint and use of good
judgment in the incident, to avoid
unnecessary injuries.
Leach apparently traveled from
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Photo by Tom
Kreig Hill inspects window that was shot out by gunman.
i&, 4 d v o c ate May
Two McCall r -psi 'S, two Cascade
residents arrested on robbery charges
MCCALL -- Two McCall residents, at!
The two were arrested, as a result, of a ser" ,
adult male and a juvenile male, and two Cascade
o: ; ips and evidence found by McCall police, in
residents, a man and woman have been arrested
!h , vicinity of Lake Street and Mather Road.
by McCall Police in connection with the April 24
Saturday, McCall Police assisted by Cascade
armed robbery of the Maverik Country Store.
1',,,Isce, arrested William J. Roberts, 27, and
In addition, the Cascade residents were also
` or-ley A. Driscoll, 29, was also arrested in con -
arrested on charges relating to recent burglaries
nection with the robbery.
that have taken place in McCall.
They were arrested for criminal conspiracy
Roy R. Schofield. 18, and the juvenile, were
to commit a felony /armed robbery. In addition,
arrested last Tuesday evening on charges relating
Roberts was arrested on three counts of burglary
to the an:ied robbery.
rei:.ted to the March 24 burglaries of Hometown
In that rubbery, a man, wearing (lark panty
Sp arts and the Central District Health office, and
hose over his bead, entered the Maverik at about
tiu March 31 burglary of Pioneer Floors.
I a.m.; pulled a gun and demanded money. The
Driscoll was also arrested on one count of
clerk complied arid handed over a bag containing
lbztlflary, relating to the Pioneer floors burglary.
abQUt $100, according to McCall Police.
Police also allege that both Roberts and
The suspect left the store in a rain storm that
Driscoll participated in the planning of the armed
was turning to snow and was last seen running
robbery of the Maverik and were present duria-Ig
across iiiefront parking lot toward Samson Trail
the robbery.
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Y o a k u m t e s t i f i e d . d a l w a y s l i k e d H e a l t h & W e l f a r e i n v e s t i g a t o r .
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t o K i r b y a f t e r w a s g i v i n g J e a n e x t r a c h e c k s a n d h e
o v e r p a y m e n t s
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s t a t e m e n t s o v e r t h e t h r e e - y e a r p e r i o d m o n e y , " ' D a h l i n s a i d . " T h e
Y o a k u m s d i d n o t h a v e a n y c h i l d r e n
a n d t h e c h u r c h w a s t h e i r b a b y . "
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p l e a d s i n n o c e n t t o
g r a n d t h e f t c h a r g e s
C A S C A D E A 5 1 - y e a r - o l d
M c C a l l w o m a n p l e a d e d i n n o c e n t
t o 2 1 c o u n t s o f g r a n d t h e f t h e r e
d u r i n g h e r a r r a i g n m e n t i n D i s t r i c t
C o u r t h e r e l a s t F r i d a y . A j u r y t r i a l
w a s s e t i n F o u r t h D i s t r i c t C o u r t
h e r e b e g i n n i n g F e b . 2 4 .
V i r g i n i a E a r l e n e K i r b y i s
c h a r g e d w i t h u n l a w f u l l y t a k i n g
m o n e y f r o m W a r r e n Y o a k u m , a
9 5 - y e a r - o l d M c C a l l m a n f o r w h o m
s h e c a r e d f o r .
S h e w a s p a i d $ 7 5 0 p e r m o n t h
t o c a r e f o r Y o a k u m . H o w e v e r , t h e
V a l l e y C o u n t y P r o s e c u t o r ' s o f f i c e
h a s c h a r g e d h e r w i t h t a k i n g a d d i -
t i o n a l c h e c k s f o r t h e s a m e a m o u n t
o n a n u m b e r o f d i f f e r e n t o c c a s i o n s .
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w h o i s a p p o i n t e d b y t h e c o u r t t o
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t h e V a l l e y C o u n t y J a i l o n a
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Kirby guilty of theft
BY JAMES L. KINCAID
The Star -News
A McCall woman was found guilty
on last Thursday on six counts of
grand theft from an elderly McCall
man.
Jean Kirby, 51, was found guilty
by a Fourth District Court jury who
heard nearly two full days of testimony
before deciding Kirby's fate.
Sentencing is scheduled for June 24.
The jury was out for about 10 hours
before deciding Kirby's guilt. She
faces fines of up to $5,000 or up to 14
years in prison, orboth, for each felony
count.
Kirby had been employed as alive-
in personal caretaker for Warren
Yoakum, 96, and was accused of being
overpaid by about $15,500 or more
by Yoakum over three years starting
in 1989.
The courtroom was consistently
filled with people from the Yoakum
family and members of his McCall
Full Gospel Christian Fellowship
Church, of which Kirby is a member.
During the trial, attorneys argued
Yoakum's mental competency.
Witnesses for the defense and
prosecution disagreed over whether
"(The jury) remained
concentrated and alert and
went through the evidence
carefully."
— Larry Schoenhut
Kirby stole the money from Yoakum
or whether the money was voluntarily
given to her.
"This was one of the best juries I
have ever seen," Valley County
Prosecuting Attorney Larry
Schoenhut said. "They remained
concentrated and alert and went
through the evidence carefully."
Kirby had pleaded innocent to 21
charges of grand theft after being
arrested by McCall Police Department
officials on Nov. 19, 1992.
During a search of Yoakum's
house, endorsed checks totaling about
$15,000 were discovered, according
to testimony during the trial. Kirby,
who had been hued by Yoakum for
$750 per month, had apparently been
paid that amount up to two or three
times per month between 1989 and
1991, witnesses testified.
Kirby had been hired full -time by
Yoakum under an independent
contractors agreement to fix his meals,
do laundry and keep his home clean,
according to Yoakum's family
members.
Yoakum's wife, Hazel, died in
1989 and Kirby was hired soon
afterwards.
Friends of Yoakum testified they
discovered the overpayments to Kirby
after reviewing Yoakum's bank
statements over the three -year period
of Kirby's employment.
Yoakum testified that he had given
Kirby gifts, but that he was unsure
whether he had written the additional
checks.
Yoakum, who is also a member of
the McCall Fellowship Church, has
left a series of wills leaving up to 100
percent of his estate to the church,
according to testimony by Michael
Pierce, a Cascade attorney.
A gift clause in Kirby's personal
service contract allowed monthly
contract payments to her as well as
other gifts or cash payments, Pierce
said.
Kirby sentenced to county jail
MCCALL — A'` 52 -year -old McCall
woman, convicted by a Valley County jury
last month of five counts of grand theft, was
sentenced to serve about three more months
in the Valley County .fail.
In addition, Virginia (Jean) Kirby, was
ordered to pay restitution of $3,750 to a 96-
year -old McCall man she was charged with
taking the money from, and to complete
1,000 hours of conulumity service.
Fourth District Judge George D. Carey
sentenced Kirby to seven years for the con -
victim, but suspended all but four'anonths
of it. He also granted her credit for the 33
days she spent in the county jail before she
wa%; released oil bond.
Kirby was arrested last November fol-
lowing a McCall Police Department investi-
gation into allegations that she'd arranged
her overpayment for taking care of Warren
Yoakum, a McCall widower:
She was originally charged with 27
counts of grand theft, but most were dropped
for lack of evidence. She was tried on six
counts and convicted on five of then(.
Kirby, who was to be paid $750 per
month to serve as Yoakum's. live -in caretak-
er and who as part of her duties filled out
checks for Yoakum's signature, was charged
with theft by drawing; duplicate paychecks
during some of the months she was ent-
ployed.
In handing down the sentence. Carey-
said he didn't believe Kirby tobe the kind of
individual who would do well in the state
corrections system.
But he also said he was troubled by the
pre- sentence investigation that indicated
Kirby's reluctance to accept her guilt in the
matter.
Throughout the trial, Kirby's defense hinged on the
additional paychecks being gifts from Yoakum.
"She does have to accept the consequences of her
actions," Carey said.
Carey also ruled counter to a defense request that
her conviction be legally entered as a withheld judge-
ment. Were they granted, Kirby's record would be ef-
fectively wiped clean upon her completion of the sen-
tence.
Prior to her sentence being handed down, a tearful
Kirby said, "I never ever thought I was doing anything
wrong ... depriving Warren was never a thought."
She said his health has deteriorated since she ceased
caring for him, and that he's not happy.
"I just want to take care of him," she said. "He
didn't have to pay me ever and he knew that." Kirby al-
so apologized for "wasting the county's time."
In explaining his leniency in handing down the sen-
tence, Carey pointed to Kirby's clean criminal record.
The pre- sentence investigation didn't even turn up a
speeding ticket, he noted.
Besides the jail time, restitution and community ser-
vice, he placed Kirby on probation for seven years, di-
rected that she find and maintain full -time employment
within 30 days of her release from jail, if not sooner. He
said he had no objection to work- release should she find
employment during her incarceration.
"I've been very lenient with you because I want
restitution paid," Carey said.
He also directed her to participate in any programs
that the Idaho Department of Corrections deemed suit-
able and desirable for her.
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Kirby iven
�
A McCall woman was given a
suspended prison sentence last week
following her conviction on six
counts of grand theft from an elderly
man for whom she served as care-
taker.
Jean Kirby was sentenced last
Thursday by Fourth District Court
Judge George Carey to seven years
in prison, but Carey then suspended
the sentence based on several condi-
tions.
Kirby is to perform 1,000 hours
of community service, with a min-
imum of 10 hours served per week.
She also must serve four months in
the Valley County Jail with credit
for the 33 days she already has
served.
sentence in theft
Kirby also was ordered by Carey
to pay $4,500 in restitution to the
victim, Warren Yoakum, 96, of
McCall.
In May, Kirby was found guilty
by a jury who heard testimony dur-
ing a two -day trial held at the Valley
County Courthouse in Cascade. She
faced a maximum sentence of 14
years in prison or a $5,000 fine for
each of the six counts.
Kirby had been employed as a
live -in personal caretaker for
Yoakum. She was accused of being
overpaid by about $15,000 or more
by Yoakum over three years starting
in 1989.
During the trial, attorney's ar-
gued Yoakum's mental competency.
Witnesses for Kirby and for the
prosecution disagreed over whether
Kirby stole the money from
Yoakum or whether the money was
voluntarily given to her.
Kirby had pleaded innocent to 21
charges of grand theft after being ar-
rested by McCall Police Department
officers on Nov. 19, 1992.
Kirby, 51, had been hired by
Yoakum for $750 per month, but
she had apparently been paid that
amount up to two or three times per
month between 1989 and 1991, ac-
cording to testimony.
Friends of Yoakum testified thev
discovered the overpayments to
Kirby after reviewing Yoakum's
bank statements over the three -year
period of Kirby's employment.
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Van stolen in McCall
found loaded with loot
BY SHARI HAMBLETON
The Star-News
Adams County law enforcement
officers on Friday arrested an Oregon
couple after a high -speed chase which
ended in a man-hunt about 13 miles
north of Council.
The couple was driving a van re-
portedly stolen the same day in McCall
and were traveling north when they
crossed the center line, nearly collid-
ing with an oncoming Adams County
Sheriff Deputy car.
Four deputies became involved in
the chase which eventually ended in
the arrest of Todd Rancore, 30, and
Kathryn Rancore, 33, both of Dallas,
Ore. The couple was charged with
multiple counts of grand theft, bur-
glary and possession of stolen prop-
erty. Both were being sought by law
enforcement departments in six Or-
egon counties on traffic charges, offi-
cials said.
Deputies lost track of the vehicle,
a 1988 Dodge Caravan, which had
been abandoned at the end of a dead -
end road south of New Meadows,
Adams County law enforcement offi-
cials said.
Officers searched for the couple
until dark, planning to resume the
following day.
Kathryn Rancore had apparently
fled with no shoes on her feet and
sought shelter -at a nearby home, ac-
cording to police reports. The owners
were aware officers were searching
for the couple and reported Rancore
to police. Shewas later arrested at that
location.
The van, registered to Daniel and
Jean Boone of McCall, was located
where it had been abandoned and was
loaded with other stolen items, in-
cluding archery equipment and camp-
ing gear belonging to other victims.
The U.S. Postal Service is also
investigating the incident, although
Adams County officials would not
elaborate on the reason.
The van's license plate had been
removed and replaced with a license
plate from a Ford Fiesta, officials
said.
Todd Rancore was apprehended
on Saturday in Council driving the
Ford Fiesta which had also reportedly
been stolen several days before.
The couple was being held in the
Adams County Jail without bail pend-
ing a court hearing set for Friday.
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Man charged
A McCall man has been charged
with the break -ins and thefts of
numerous autos in the area, ac-
cording to the McCall Police De-
partment.
Timothy W. McCart, 21, was
charged with grand theft of an auto,
burglary, unlawful entry, petty
theft, and two counts of obstruct-
ing and delaying an officer.
On Nov. 17, McCall Police
Chief Ed Parker tackled McCart
and took him into custody after
in auto thefts
eight McCall police officers and
four Valley County Sheriff's depu-
ties surrounded McCart in a wooded
area near Ken's Lakeview Market
on West Lake Street, Det. Jim
Kangas said.
Kangas said McCart apparently
had been living in the vacant sum-
mer home of Robert Peck, of Ne-
vada, on Hewitt Street, for about a
month. During that same period,
several vehicles had been broken
into in and some had been stolen.
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Thieves steal plants,
flowers from park
Plants and flowers valued at about
$200 were stolen from deck contain-
ers in Mill Park in McCall between
Tuesday and Thursday last week, vol-
unteers who planted the containers
have reported.
"They took everything except a
few petunias," said Ann Walsh, who
spent June 20 planting the boxes with
three other volunteer Central Idaho
Master Gardener interns. The group
participates in the City of McCall's
Adopt -a- Garden program.
"I went down to check the boxes
Thursday morning and everything was
gone," Walsh said. "When I told the
others (volunteers), they didn't be-
lieve me."
Walsh reported the theft to Tomi
Grote, coordinator of the city's Adopt -
a- Garden program. "If it was malice,
there would be dead plants laying all
over the deck," Grote said. "Some-
body just, flat stole. I can't conceive
of anybody being that twisted."
Grote said she reported the theft to
the McCall Police Department, and
an officer there told her a number of
nurseries had reported plant theft re-
cently.
"This has to stop," Grote said.
"We have several gardeners who have
made a five -year commitment to adopt
garden plots in our parks and the
whole thing is going to collapse if we
can't keep the plants in the ground."
Grote called on the public to be
watchful of the gardens in the city's
parks. Master Gardeners have yellow
or green badges that they wear when
working on their projects, she said.
"The only other people who should be
working in the gardens are city main-
tenance personnel, and I'm going to
get them badges," she said.
If the public sees anybody without
a badge in the gardens, especially if
they're digging, Grote urges them to
immediately call the police.
Master Gardener interns must com-
plete at least 15 hours of community
service to be certified by the Univer-
sity of Idaho Cooperative Extension
Service. Many of the interns the uni-
versity trained this spring have
adopted gardens in the city parks as
their service projects.
"The whole idea of the Adopt -a-
Garden program is to give the public
the benefit of the wonderful creativity
of our local gardeners," Grote said.
"These people gave to the public fa-
vorite plants from their own gardens.
They secured generous donations of
other plants from local nurseries.
"But even more than that, they put
their hearts into giving the public a
thing of beauty," she said. "There
isn't a gardener in this community
who wouldn't give a lot to string those
thieves up by their toes."
Grote said that she would start a
donation drive to fund the purchase of
new plants, and that any excess funds
would be used to purchase replace-
ments for park plants lost due to ad-
verse weather conditions, disease and
other natural causes.
Anyone wishing to contribute to
this fund can send donations to: Adopt -
a- Garden, P.O. Box 1811, McCall, ID
83638.
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Felony charge dropped,
for now, against Storck
BY JEANNE SEOL
The Star -News
Charges of felony vehicular man-
slaughter were dropped against a
Donnelly man in Valley County Mag-
istrate Court on Monday, but county
prosecutors say they will re -file those
charges after a drug test is completed.
Troy D. Storck, 23, waived his
right in court on Monday to a prelimi-
nary hearing on felony charges of
leaving the scene of an accident. He is
scheduled to be arraigned on that
charge in Fourth District Court on
Aug. 28 at the Valley County Court-
house in Cascade.
Storck is charged in connection
with the death of John A. Driscoll, 41,
of Donnelly, who was found dead in
Donnelly on June 9 after he was struck
by a car. Storck had been charged
with felony vehicular manslaughter
and felony leaving the scene of an
accident.
Prosecutors have been waiting for
almost eight weeks for results of a
blood .test that ,mill show whether
Storck had any drugs in his system at
the time of the incident. The test is
being performed by a state laboratory
in Coeur d'Alene.
A different test completed at a state
laboratory in Boise has already
showed Storck's blood alcohol level
to be below the legal limit after the
June 9 incident, Valley County Deputy
Prosecuting Attorney Bill Harrigfeld
said.
Because the drug test is taking so'
long, Harrigfeld agreed to drop the
vehicular manslaughter and to refile
the charge once the test is completed,
he said.
Meanwhile, prosecutors have of-
fered a plea bargain to Storck that
would require him to plead guilty to
leaving the scene of an accident. In
exchange, prosecutors would re -file
the vehicular manslaughter charge as
a misdemeanor, rather than a felony.
The difference between misde-
meanor and felony vehicular man-
slaughter hinges on whether Storck
showed "gross negligence" - which
would constitute a felony. A positive
drug reading would constitute "gross
negligence," Harrigfeld said.
Vehicular manslaughter as a mis-
demeanor carries a maximum sen-
tence of one year in jail and a $2,000
fine. Felony vehicular manslaughter
carries a maximum sentence of seven
years in jail and a $7,000 fine. The
maximum sentence for felony leav-
ing the scene of an accident is five
years in prison and a $5,000 fine.
Storck has until Aug. 28 to accept
or reject the plea bargain, Harrigfeld
said. Storck will appear in Fourth
District Court at 10:30 a.m. and enter
a plea to felony leaving the scene of
an accident.
Thief
Man suspected of
church burglaries
BY COREY WICKS
The Star -News
A Boise man arrested in McCall "He's a pro," Fraser said in an
early Sunday is a suspect in a se interview on Tuesday. "This was a
ries of church robberies in the carefully done deed. He would have
Northwest, including Our Lady of gotten away with it had he not got -
the Lake Catholic Church in ten into that altercation at the
McCall. Woodsman."
Darren Lynn Fullerton, 32, of After giving a Mass in Riggins
Boise, was arrested at The Woods- on Saturday, Fraser said he drove
man Motel by McCall police back to the rectory in McCall and
officers at about 4 a.m. on Sunday laid a bank deposit bag containing
after a McCall woman filed a com- the Riggins offering on his desk.
plaint of assault and battery. Then he prepared for that evening's
While booking Fullerton into Mass in McCall.
the Valley County Jail in Cascade, After the evening service,
officers found stolen church keys, Fraser went across the street to
deposit bags, and checks linkink ,visit someone at McCall Memorial
him to the church burglaries. Hospital. Upon returning he no-
Thevictim, whose name wasnot ticed that something was strange
disclosed, said that Fullerton at with the church's lights. He opened
tempted to choke her and''
threatened to kill her. the door, looked inside and heard a
Fullerton was charged with noise.
felony burglary, obstructing and When Fraser returned to the
delaying an officer, battery, aggra- rectory, or living quarters, he no-
vated assault with intent to commit ticed the door was ajar. Inside,
murder, and possession of stolen nothing was disturbed or ran -
property. He was arraigned Mon- sacked, but the Riggins deposit bag
day in Valley County Magistrates was missing. Earlier in the week, Fraser had
Court with a preliminary hearing spotted a suspicious young man
set for April 20. looking into the church at 7:30 a.m.
McCall Police Chief Carla
Donica said Lewis County has a in the morning. The man asked if
warrant for Fullerton's arrest in he. could get the church keys so he
connection with achurchburglary could go inside and sit.
in Craigmont. Donica also expects That's not the usualbuzz words
more warrants to be issued in other that Catholics use - they ask to pray
counties for Fullerton as soon as or light a candle, he said.
information about the stolen prop- Fraser opened the door for the
erty reaches county law man but was leery because he had
enforcement agencies. parked out of sight and had been
Fullerton requested that his looking into the back windows of
pickup be impounded from the mo- the church.
tel while he was being arrested. As In addition to the warrant in
Lewis ,County, Donica said that
an officer was making an inven-
tory of items in the truck he noticed another warrant would probably
be filed in connection with a bur
items that matched the description
from a law enforcement teletype glary in Lewiston.
Officers found stolen items
from Lewis County regarding a linked to Our Lady of Lourdes
church burglary in Craigmont, _ Catholic Church in Lewiston.
Donica said. Jacque Haener, administrative
After getting a search warrant, assistant at Our Lady of Lourdes
officers found bank bags, checks, in Lewiston, said that someone re-
and keys to various churches, in- cently took cash, checks, and took
cluding checks from St. Jerome's food out of the kitchen.
Church in Riggins.
Cpl. Matt Moses called the Rev.
Don Fraser of Our Lady of the Lake
Catholic Church in McCall who
also covers the Riggins parish.
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Youths charged in car theft
Two McCall juveniles, ages 14
and 15, have been charged with
Possession of stolen property,
grand theft auto, leaving the scene
ofan accident, and being runaways
after they stole a car early Friday
morning.
The car was reported stolen
shortly after 1 a.m. from 328 Thula
Street in McCall. Around 6 a.m. the
vehicle was involved in a rollover
accident on Idaho 55 in Goose Creek
Canyon.
At about 7 a.m., McCall officers
along with Adams County Sheriff's
deputies found the juveniles in
Goose Creek Campground un-
harmed from the accident.
The juveniles, whose names
were not released by police, were
arraigned in Adams County for
possession of stolen property and
transported to Valley County De-
tention Center in McCall.
"We had an average of one sto-
len We
reported per month in
1997," ChiefCarla Donica said. "We
recommend people lock their car
doors, or at least take the keys out
of the vehicle as a precaution."
The following incidents ah
were reported in the past week t
the McCall Police Department:
• Vandals caused about $loo i,
damage to the McCall Golf Cours
last week. The damage was to th
city's No. 4 Birch tee that is locate;
behind the golf course maintf
nance shop on Reedy Lane. At leas
two vehicles drove onto the go
course, spinning in circles and tear
ing up the fairway grass. There ar,
no known suspects at this time.
• Unknown person stole woo('
from The Shepherd's Home con
struction site on Mission Stree
near Deinhard Lane. Stolen were
about 10 sheetsoffour -by -eight foo
particle boards and 500 feet of mold-
ing with an estimated value of$560
• Burglars broke into a McCall
home at 1252 Warren Wagon Road
by prying open a window. Stolen
were a child car seat, high chair
and other miscellaneous baby
items. The owner has not reported
the value of the stolen items.
Anyone who has information
should call the McCall Police De-
partment at 634 -7144-
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Woman who stole
trucks jumps off cliff
to avoid capture
MCCALL — A Riggins
woman is in the hospital in Mc-
Call after jumping off a 50 -foot
cliff to avoid capture by the Ida-
ho County Sheriff's Department
Sunday.
Pearl Adaire, 20, who was
camping at Seven Devils Camp-
ground, allegedly stole a 1979
Chevrolet step -side pickup
truck and left the campground.
While the sheriff's deputy was
responding to that call, another
vehicle, a new Dodge pickup
truck, was reported stolen.
Adaire allegedly ditched thk
first rig and took the second
heading south. The officer spot-
ted the Dodge and pursued it
with lights flashing. Adaire a17
legedly reached speeds of more
than 100 miles per hour and the
officer slowed down and
stopped the pursuit. Adaire also
slowed down. The vehicle came
to a stop and Adaire allegedly
fled the vehicle.
The officer chased her and
she jumped off a 50 -foot em-
bankment and suffered serious
injury. Charges are pending, but
officers say they will include
two counts of theft of a vehicle
and felony alluding an officer.
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Accused McCall ATM robbers plead
guilty to Wyoming charges
One suspect fired assault rifle at McCall officers
BY TOM GROTE
The Star-News
Two men accused of robbing a bank ATM in McCall and firing on police officers have pleaded guilty to
a similar heist in Wyoming.
Matthew Annable and Nathan Davenport entered guilty pleas a week before they were to
stand trial of stealing money from an ATM in Douglas, Wyo., on Dec. 8, 2013.
Davenport will be sentenced on Aug. 5 while Annable will be sentenced on Aug. 8.
Vathan - The two pleaded guilty to federal charges of ATM theft, which carries a sentence of up to
Davenport
10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
A second charge against each man of interstate transportation of stolen property will be dropped as
part of their guilty plea, according to court records.
Once the two are sentenced in Wyoming, they will be brought to Idaho to stand charges in federal
court in Boise related to the McCall incident on Jan. 10, said Heather Crawford of the U.S. Attorney's
Office in Boise.
The duo also may face state charges of attempted murder of police officers, Valley County Prosecutor
Jay Kiiha said.
The decision whether to file those charges will depend on the outcome of the federal case in Boise,
Kiiha said.
Two McCall police officers escaped injury on Jan. 10 when a fusillade of bullets was fired at them by a
man suspected of breaking into the ATM at Idaho First Bank.
The patrol cars of officers Adam Benjamin and Andrew Fisher were disabled after being hit with
numerous slugs fired from an assault rifle by the man.
The man eluded police and a stolen pickup used in the robbery was found the next morning parked in
a driveway on Elo Road.
The suspect was reported to police by witnesses who saw the ATM being pulled from its base using a
chain wrapped around it and pulled by the pickup.
Davenport, 34, and Annable, 39, both of Bonners Ferry, were later arrested in Utah
The indictment of Davenport said $26,120 was taken from the Idaho First ATM and that he shot at the
McCall officers with a Ruger SR556 assault rifle that fires .223 caliber bullets.
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No Regrets
Couple that reported McCall ATMheist given $1,000 reward
"We had a moment where we knew he sate us and he knew we saw him. "
Alex Hamilton
BY TOM GROTE
The Star-News
Alex Hamilton and Sara Chu thought their evening was winding down on Jan. 10 when they went to
get ice cream. But due to their actions, the night quickly turned into one of violence and danger.
Hamilton and Chu were the callers to Valley County
Dispatch who reported someone had tom off the front cover
-
of the ATM at Idaho First Bank in McCall in an apparent
r
robbery.
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The information they provided led to McCall police officers
confronting one of the robbers, who twice unleashed a
fusillade of bullets from an assault weapon before escaping.'
The shots disabled two patrol cars, but no officers were
injured.
yi
Last week, Chu and Hamilton formally unveiled the
replacement ATM at Idaho First and were iven $1,000 in
9
fes Hamilton gestates how a use a chain
A robber
cash as a reward for their actions.
i tiedto a pickup to pull off the cover of the ATM at
Idaho First Bank in McCall in Januarv. Hamilton
Hamilton and Chu, both 21, were on a break from their
and
$1,000 girlfriend, Sam Chu, right, ing the crime $r,000 reward last week for reporting the crime to
studies at the University of Idaho when they decided to get
police
ice cream at Ridley's Family Market on Jan. 10.
On their way out of the parking lot, about 9 p.m., Chu noticed a man at the ATM.
"He got out and wrapped a chain around it," said Chu, a Boise resident who is majoring in
microbiology. "He drove forward and pulled the front cover off of it."
It was then the two made eye contact with the robber.
"We had a moment where we knew he saw us and he knew we saw him," said Hamilton, a 2011
graduate of McCall- Donnelly High School who is majoring in public relations.
To the couple's amazement, the robber got back into the pickup, which was later found to be stolen,
and causally drove off to the east on East Deinhard Lane.
Followed Suspect
Hamilton and Chu called dispatchers and began to follow the pickup, relaying its direction of travel.
"It was really weird because he went the speed limit, he stopped at the stop sign and used his blinker,"
Chu said.
Soon. the couple saw that patrol cars with their lights flashing had found the suspected robber and
appeared to have the pickup boxed in on Samson Trail.
It was at that time the robber pulled out the assault rifle and fired his first blast before speeding away.
However, Hamilton and Chu did not hear shots since their windows were closed on that winter evening.
"The operator's mood changed a little bit and she said 'all right, turn around get out of there now,'"
Hamilton said.
The couple went home, thinking the incident was over. But the next day they read news reports of the
chase and attacks by the robber on officers.
Two days later, Nathan Davenport, 34, and Matthew Annable, 39, both of Bonners Ferry, were
arrested in Utah in connection with a separate ATM robbery in Wyoming. A federal indictment said the
two took $26,120 from the Idaho First ATM.
Davenport and Annable have pleaded guilty to the Wyoming charges and they will be sentenced in
August. They will then be returned to Idaho to face federal bank robbery charges for the McCall incident
and possibly state charges of attempted murder of police officers.
Hamilton and Chu said they were shaken when they realized how they may have been in danger the
night of the robbery.
They also felt some pangs of guilt knowing that if they had not called in the robbery, the lives of the
two officers would not have been put into danger.
But in the end, they did not regret their decision and would do the same if placed in the same situation.
"We were in the right place at right time," Hamilton said. "Worse things could have happened, but they
didn't."
McCall Police Chief Justin Williams said he was happy with the actions of the couple and urged
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citizens to report any signs of trouble as soon as possible.
"Time is critical in response to a crime in progress," Williams said. "People typically don't understand
the time it takes for dispatch to receive the call, enter it, then dispatch officers. That's an eternity when
seconds count."
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McCall woman charged with 20 counts of embezzlement
A McCall woman has been charged with 20 counts of grand theft after a McCall Police Department
investigation uncovered she stole $11,000 from her employer over seven months.
Elizabeth L. McCoy, 30, was arrested on June 13 on a probation violation, a McCall police news
release said.
An investigation determined McCoy had used the businesses accounts of her employer to make about
$11,000 in unauthorized purchases for her personal use.
McCoy worked for The UPS Store in McCall, according to court records obtained by The Star -News.
At the time of her arrest, McCoy was on felony probation for criminal possession of a transaction card
and grand theft. The new charges were filed last week.
McCoy was being held in Valley County Jail this week and is scheduled for a court hearing on
Tuesday to see if she should stand trial.
If found guilty, McCoy faces up to a $5,000 fine and 14 years in jail for each felony count.
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Burglar pleads guilty, is connected to 13 crimes in Valley County
BY DAN GALLAGHER
for The Star -News
A McCall man pleaded guilty last Thursday to burglary following a string of thefts in the area this
summer.
Brent Anthony Little, 37, had been charged with two counts of attempted burglary, two
counts of burglary, grand theft, as well as misdemeanor counts of possession of burglary
tools and providing false information to law enforcement.
1*41110 .. Little is connected to 13 burglaries between June 29 and July 3, including seven homes,
B— it Little one business and five boats, according to the Valley County Sheriff's Office.
Last Thursday, Little pleaded guilty to one count of felony burglary, which carries a maximum sentence
of 10 years fixed in prison and a $50,000 fine.
In the plea agreement, he promised he would repay owners of all the stolen property, including items
currently being processed by the county.
Fourth District Court Judge Thomas Neville set his sentencing for Oct. 9.
"I'd like to proceed with it, go forward with it," Little told the judge. "I know the quicker I can get this
done, the quicker people can get back the items that were taken."
"In large measure, you are taking your chances with the court when it comes to sentencing," Neville
said, adding the maximum prison time if the felony convictions ran consecutively was 44 years.
"I give plea agreements very serious consideration but I'm not technically bound by the great bulk of
them," he said.
Valley County Public Defender Scott Ereckson, representing Little, said he reached an agreement with
county prosecutors for a maximum three years fixed in prison, plus seven years indeterminate.
A sentence "rider" was requested so Little's actions in prison can be evaluated for a possible early
release.
List of Burglaries
Here is a list of burglaries connected to Little and items reported stolen:
• McCall -area residence, all recovered property: Fly fishing rod, tackle snowshoes, backpack,
chainsaw, hiking poles. $1,300 in recovered property, $1,500 in damage from break -in.
• Business burglary at Tamarack Resort: Miscellaneous office property, $50 damage to doorway in
forced entry.
• McCall -area residence: Ski boots with bag, skis, keys to residence, $803 in recovered property.
McCall -area residence: Binoculars, fly rod and case, $975 in recovered property.
McCall -area residence: Chainsaw recovered $384, $50 in lawn chairs still missing.
McCall -area residence: Shotgun, wolf hide, dining room chairs, laptop, chainsaw, GPS devices, cell
phone, leaf blower, money. $2,880 in recovered property.
Donnelly -area residence: Chainsaw, $600.
Tamarack Resort residence: Snowblower $600, $1,550 in damage from forced entry.
Boat in Tamarack area: Archery equipment and chainsaw, $1,185 in recovered property.
Boat in Tamarack area: Water skis, $180 recovered.
Boat in Tamarack area: Ski vest, wet suit, $350 not recovered .
Boat in Tamarack area: Boat battery, life jackets $250 in recovered property; $100 tool kit not
recovered, $25 damage in forced entry.
• Boat in Tamarack area: Attempted burglary, cover removed from boat, no damage, no theft.
Recovered items that are suspected stolen in Valley County and elsewhere include a pellet gun, adult
life jackets, snowmobile gear and clothing, three snow ski sets, backpack, camping gear, ammunition
and Mexican currency. The total value is about $4,000.
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McCall women given 10 years for embezzlement
BY DAN GALLAGHER
for The Star -News
A McCall woman was sentenced to prison last Thursday for writing herself inflated paychecks and
using her employer's credit card.
Elizabeth L. McCoy, 30, was sentenced by Fourth District Judge Thomas Neville to 10 years in prison,
including three years fixed and seven years indeterminate.
Neville noted that McCoy was on probation for the 2002 criminal possession of a transaction card and
grand theft.
He retained jurisdiction for a year for McCoy to complete a rehabilitation program. If she is successful,
she could receive probation.
"This is your second, significant adult felony theft," Neville told McCoy during a hearing at the Valley
County Courthouse in Cascade. "There's a pattern here that's gone on over much of your life."
McCoy was working for The UPS Store in McCall when she was arrested on June 13 on the probation
violation. She was charged with 20 counts of grand theft, taking place from November 2013 to the end of
May.
"She just started writing herself checks that were more than she was entitled to," Chief Valley County
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Carol Brockmann told the Neville. "This almost bankrupted this business
owner." McCoy pleaded guilty on Aug. 28 to one grand theft charge in exchange for the county dropping
the rest of the charges.
Neville is still evaluating the level of restitution required. Brockmann said the current amount is $9,900,
although that could rise to about $14,000.
"I want to take advantage of every opportunity to work on my thinking errors," McCoy said. "It was
never my intention to bankrupt the business or even come close to it."
"The owner thought you were the right fit for the job," Neville said. "She trusted you and relied on you,
took you into her work family. You're kind of biting the hand that feeds you and it's a real violation of
trust."
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Suspects in McCall ATM heist plead not guilty
Police fired on with assault rife during robbery
BY DAVE GOINS
for The Star -News
The two men accused of shooting at police officers while robbing a McCall bank ATM in January
entered not guilty pleas last week in federal court in Boise.
0 A Dec. 16 trial date was set for Matthew Taber Annable and Nathan Paul
Davenport, who are accused of stealing more than $26,000 on Jan. 10 from
an ATM at Idaho First Bank in McCall.
,. Annable, 39, and Davenport, 34, could face life behind bars if found guilty
Matthew Pau) of firing bullets at McCall police officers during the ATM robbery.
Annable DaNenport
A five -count federal indictment against Annable and Davenport includes a charge that a .223 caliber
Ruger SR556 semiautomatic dfle was discharged during the robbery.
Officers dodged a hail of bullets from one of the suspects during a pursuit of the robbery vehicles. No
officers were injured but two police cars were disabled.
The "Use of a Deadly Weapon in the Commission of a Felony Offense" charge carries with it a
maximum punishment of life imprisonment, U.S. District Court Judge Mikel H. Williams said during last
Thursday's arraignment.
Earlier this year, Davenport and Annable were found guilty of an ATM robbery in Douglas, Wyo.,
where, according to court records, $74,020 in cash was stolen.
Davenport and Annable, both of Bonnets Ferry, were arrested Jan. 12 in Orem, Utah.
Davenport and Annable are also accused of robbing two ATMs in Meridian and Boise in early January,
taking a total of about $37,000 in cash.
(Dave Goins is a reporter with Idaho News Service.)
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NM woman sentenced to probation in Social Security theft
A New Meadows woman was sentenced Monday to five years of probation, including three months of
home detention, for theft of $138,910 from the Social Security Administration.
United States District Judge Edward J. Lodge also ordered Melinda Sue Priddy, 43, to pay $138,910 in
restitution to the Social Security Administration and to perform 100 hours of community service.
Priddy pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Boise to the charge on July 30.
Priddy's grandmother who died in May 2004 was receiving survivor benefits from the Social Security
Administration, according to court documents.
The deposits were being made monthly into a bank account held jointly by Priddy and her
grandmother.
The Social Security Administration did not receive notification of Priddy's grandmother's death, and
continued to make the monthly deposits into their joint account.
From July 2004 through May 2013, Priddy regularly withdrew this money for her own use, knowing
that she was acting illegally, according to the federal charges.
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Trial date moved to April 21 for accused McCall ATM robbers
BY TOM GROTE
The Star -News
The trial date has been moved to April 21 for the two men accused of shooting at police officers while
robbing a McCall bank ATM in January.
Matthew Taber Annable and Nathan Paul Davenport were originally scheduled to go on trial on Dec.
16 in U.S. District Court in Boise.
But Judge Edward J. Lodge granted the extension to both defendants after Annable asked for more
time to prepared his defense, according to court documents.
The two are accused of stealing more than $26,000 on Jan. 10 from an ATM at Idaho First Bank in
McCall.
Annable, 39, and Davenport, 34, could face life behind bars if found guilty of firing bullets at McCall
police officers during the ATM robbery.
A five -count federal indictment against Annable and Davenport includes a charge that a .223 caliber
Ruger SR556 semiautomatic rifle was discharged during the robbery.
Officers dodged a hail of bullets from one of the suspects during a pursuit of the robbery vehicles. No
officers were injured but two police cars were disabled.
Earlier this year, Davenport and Annable were found guilty of an ATM robbery in Douglas, Wyo.,
where, according to court records, $74,020 in cash was stolen.
Davenport and Annable, both of Bonnets Ferry, were arrested Jan. 12 in Orem, Utah.
The duo is also accused of robbing two ATMs in Meridian and Boise in early January, taking a total of
about $37,000 in cash.
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Clues sought to solve West Mountain burglary
The Valley County Sheriffs Office is asking for the public's help to solve a burglary that may have
happened on West Mountain Road near Cascade.
Around Oct. 29, a 1990s red Chevrolet extended -cab pickup was seen along West Mountain Road on
the south end of Lake Cascade, Sheriffs Lt. Dan Smith said.
The pickup was seen leaving the area with an ATV in the back. The ATV was most likely stolen from
the area, but the sheriffs office has not received a report of a theft, Smith said.
Cabin owners who own ATVs and have not been to their properties since Oct. 29 are asked to call the
sheriffs office at 382 -7150 and officers will check their cabins and outbuildings.
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CRIME
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a.m. Christmas Day and
stole an undetermmed
amount of merchandise.
Anyone with
information on any of
these crimes should call
634 -7t44 and ask for
Detective Koch. ABOVE:
is a photo taken by a
surveillance camera of a
man suspected of using
a drill to try and break
into the night deposit
box at Umpqua Bank in
downtown McCall about
u a.m. on Dec. 22. The
suspect gave up after
drilling for one hour and
16 minutes, the McCall
Police Departmeat
reported.
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One suspect in 2014 McCall ATM heist pleads guilty
Davenport to be sentenced June 20; Annable also to plead
BY TOM GROTE
The Star -News
One of two men accused of breaking into a McCall bank ATM in January 2014 and firing on police
officers during their escape pleaded guilty on Monday in federal court in Boise.
Nathan Davenport, 35, formerly of Bonnets Ferry, pleaded guilty to bank larceny by use
of a dangerous weapon and use of a deadly weapon in the commission of a felony offense,
�` U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson said.
Davenport admitted that he fired a .223 caliber Ruger SR556 semiautomatic rifle at
athan pursuing McCall police officers, Olson said.
Davenport
Davenport is scheduled to be sentenced on June 22 by U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge.
The charge of bank larceny admitted by Davenport is punishable by up to 25 years in prison and up to
a $250,000 fine.
The deadly weapon charge is punishable by a mandatory minimum of 10 years and up to life in prison
and up to a $250,000 fine.
A second man charged in the robbery, Matthew Annable, 39, is scheduled to enter a plea with Lodge
in April 20. A trial for both suspects had been scheduled to start on April 21.
The two are accused of stealing more than $26,000 on Jan. 10, 2014, from an ATM at Idaho First
Bank in McCall.
Officers dodged a hail of bullets during a pursuit of the robbery vehicles. No officers were injured but
two police cars were disabled.
Davenport and Annable were arrested in Orem, Utah, two days after the McCall crime.
Last year, Davenport and Annable were found guilty of an ATM robbery in Douglas, Wyo., where
$74,020 in cash was stolen.
The duo is also accused of robbing two ATMs in Meridian and Boise, taking a total of about $37,000 in
cash.
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Second McCall ATM suspect pleads guilty to robbery, weapons charges
BY TOM GROTE
The Star-News
The second of two men accused of robbing a bank ATM in McCall last year and firing at police officers
pleaded guilty on Monday in federal court in Boise.
Matthew Annable, 40, formerly of Bonnets Ferry, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Boise to bank
larceny by use of a dangerous weapon and conspiracy to commit bank larceny, the U.S. Attorney's
Office in Boise said,
Sentencing was set for June 10 before U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge.
The bank larceny charge is punishable by up to 25 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. The
charge of conspiracy to commit bank larceny is punishable by up to five years in prison and a fine of up
to $250,000.
Last month, Nathan Davenport, 35, also formerly of Bonnets Ferry, also pleaded guilty to similar
charges and will be sentenced on June 22.
The two are accused of stealing more than $26,000 on Jan. 10, 2014, from an ATM at Idaho First
Bank in McCall.
Officers dodged a hail of bullets during a pursuit of the robbery vehicles. No officers were injured but
two police cars were disabled by the gunfire.
Davenport has admitted firing a .223 caliber Ruger SR556 semiautomatic rifle at pursuing McCall
police officers
Davenport and Annable were arrested in Orem, Utah, two days after the McCall crime.
Last year, Davenport and Annable were found guilty of an ATM robbery in Douglas, Wyo., where
$74,020 in cash was stolen.
The duo is also accused of robbing two ATMs in Meridian and Boise, taking a total of about $37,000 in
cash.
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Duo charged with stealing furniture from McCall rental home
The Phoenix Police Department has arrested two former McCall residents who have been charged
with grand theft stemming from the theft of furniture a McCall rental home.
On April 30, the manager of rental property at 119 Idaho St. reported to the
McCall Police Department that furniture valued in excess of $38,000 had been t
stolen from the home, a news release from the police department said.
Burke told police the furniture was missing shortly after the former tenants Jon r♦r _
Sorg and Brooke Sprute had moved out.
Jon Sorg (left) Brooke
Investigators were able to determine Sorg and Sprute were traveling to Sprute
Phoenix, and asked the police department there to find and watch them.
On May 5, Phoenix officers used arrest warrants to take Sorg and Sprute into custody. Several of the
missing furniture items were recovered by Phoenix police, and additional items were also recovered in
Marsing at the home of Sorg's mother.
Sorg's mother is not considered a suspect in this case, the news release said.
McCall police are still in the process of accounting for all the stolen items.
Sorg and Sprute were extradited to Valley County and are currently free on bail.
Both are scheduled to appear at a hearing on Tuesday in Valley County Magistrate's Court to
determine whether they should stand trial on the charges.
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STATUES
STOLEN
roob
The McCall Police
Department is aslang
for help locating these
two statues that were
stolen last weekend at
McCall Art + Commerce
center on Commerce
Street. The statues,
valued at more than
$1o,000, are made of
quarter -inch steel plate
and have a natural
rusted steel finish. One
figure is six feet tall and
weighs about too
pounds, while the other
figure is about eight feet
tall and weighs about
125 pounds. Anyone
with information should
contact Sgt. Pete
Rittenger at 634-7144 or
ritteugerp@mceall.id.us
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Thieves hit four McCall businesses in past week
Thieves hit four McCall businesses during the past week, including three on Monday, the McCall
Police Department said.
On June 9, someone tried to enter Huckleberry Gardens on 903 1st St., but were unsuccessful, Sgt.
Pete Rittenger said.
On Monday, Mountain Java at 501 Pine St., Stacey Cakes on 136 E. Lake St., and Alpine Pantry at
324 W. Lake Street all were hit by thefts, Rittenger said.
Undisclosed amounts of money were taken from Mountain Java and Stacey Cakes, but there did not
appear to be forced entry into either business, he said.
At Alpine Pantry, someone entered the business during the night and damaged the safe. No money
was taken and there were no signs of forced entry, Rittenger said.
Anyone with information should contact Sgt. Pete Rittenger at 634 -7144 or rittengerp @mccall.id.us.
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McCall ATM robber gets 18 years in prison
Nathan Davenport fired on McCall officers during January 2014 heist
"It's very difficult to tell your wife you almost didn't come home. "
— Andrew Fisher
BY DAVE GOINS
for The Star -News
One of two men who robbed a bank ATM in McCall and fired a volley of bullets at McCall police
officers was sentenced on Monday to 18 years in prison.
Nathan Davenport was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Boise for his part in what
investigators said was 27 bank robberies in nine states.
0—;. In addition to the fixed -time prison sentence, Davenport, 35, was sentenced to five years
of supervised release, 120 hours of community service, and ordered to pay nearly $1.2
Nathan million in restitution.
Dawnport
The sentence pleased Valley County Prosecuting Attorney Jay Kiiha, who said he will not pursue state
charges in the McCall ATM robbery.
The sentence meted out to Davenport by U.S. District Court Judge Edward J. Lodge exceeded the
maximum 20 -year sentence that could have been expected in state court, said Kiiha, who sat in on the
sentencing.
"I know this is more time than 1 would have been able to get in state court," Kiiha said. "So, this is a
good resolution for all the parties involved"
Matthew Annable, Davenport's accomplice in the duo's 15 -month crime spree, is scheduled for
sentencing Aug. 24 before Lodge.
A decision will be made later on whether to pursue state court charges against Annable, Kiiha said.
Davenport and Annable stole $26,160 from the ATM at Idaho First Bank on Jan. 10, 2014. The two
men earlier this year pled guilty to the federal crimes.
Davenport's sentencing followed emotional statements by McCall Police Cpl. Andrew Fisher, who
spoke directly to Davenport about being pinned down by gunfire from Davenport's assault rifle.
`I Was Stuck'
"I was angry because you had the advantage and I was stuck with what you were doing," Fisher said.
After the incident, Fisher said, "I drove home fearful of another encounter with you."
When he arrived home, Fisher said he woke his wife, "who was completely unaware of what
happened."
"I'll spare you the details, but it's very difficult to tell your wife you almost didn't come home," he said.
"I am not a religious person, but I am a firm believer in karma," Fisher said. "I believe that no matter
what sentence this court gives you, I know you will eventually reap what you have sown."
Davenport then spoke for eight minutes, saying that "an apology does not seem like it is enough, but it
is all I can offer at this point," "It hurts," he said of Fisher's comment. "It sounds as if he feels 18 years is
not enough. 1 hope he can forgive me."
"I apologize for my actions to everyone here,' Davenport said.
"I am personally surprised that you could look at the officer while he was testifying," Lodge told
Davenport.
Lodge noted that the McCall robbery wasn't a single incident, but was at the end of a string of bank
robberies committed by Davenport and Annable.
"A lot of money was not enough," Lodge said.
"What you did in this case was just mind - boggling," the judge said. "I just cannot imagine you shooting
at random at a car."
Lodge agreed with the sentencing agreement for Davenport worked out by attorneys, including Kiiha.
"You're getting what you deserve," Lodge told Davenport. "It should probably be a lot more, but
counsel's done a good job."
Davenport gets one year of credit for time served in prison for a conviction in a Wyoming robbery,
leaving 17 years and 25 days on his prison sentence.
"I was glad to see that it's come to a resolution," Kiiha said. "It's been a long road for the officers
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Second McCall ATM robber gets prison sentence
Annable gets 10 years for role in 2014 heist
BY DAVE GOINS
for The Star -News
McCall ATM robber Matthew Annable was sentenced to ten years in prison Tuesday in federal court in
Boise.
Annable, 40, got a year subtracted for time already served on a federal bank robbery
conviction in Wyoming. Restitution was set at $528,000.
Federal prosecutors told U.S. District Court Judge Edward J. Lodge that Annable worked
with co- defendant Nathan Davenport in 13 ATM robberies committed in six states.
Matthew Davenport, who was sentenced June 22 to 18 -years in prison, committed 26 ATM
Annable robberies, prosecutors said.
Annable and Davenport were arrested Jan. 12, 2014, in Orem, Utah, two days after Davenport fired a
hailstorm of bullets at two McCall police officers.
The two escaped after they stole $26,160 from the Idaho First Bank ATM in McCall.
U.S. Assistant District Attorney Marc Haws said Annable 'was the eyes of the operation" in which he
acted as the getaway driver.
"We don't have evidence that Mr. Annable was carrying a firearm, but he knew firearms were being
carried," Haws said.
"He (Annable) never intended that shots be fired," said Annable's attorney, Lori Nakaoka of Hailey.
Annable "shows genuine remorse," Nakaoka said. "He knows that he not only hurt himself, but he hurt
others."
"I am very, very sorry that my actions helped to put officers in that situation," Annable told lodge.
Annable had "said all the right things," during his statement, Lodge said.
"But the fact remains that we're judged by what we do," Lodge said. "At this moment, you're a thief, a
cheat, and a robber ... You're in prison because of what you did."
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Thieves break Into four cars at two McCall locations
Thieves took items from parked cars in four incidents in McCall last week, the McCall Police
Department reported.
In three of the offenses, purses had been left in plain view and were stolen, Chief Justin Williams said.
A credit was stolen out of the glove box in the fourth incident.
Three of the four cars were left unlocked, while the fourth car was locked but the thief entered through
sheet of plastic covering a broken window, Williams said.
Three of the thefts happened in the parking lot of McCall Day Care and the Idaho Department of Labor
at 299 S. Third St.
Two of those thefts happened last Thursday while the third happened on Friday. The fourth theft
occurred on Friday in the parking of Albertsons supermarket at 132 E. Lake St.
Williams reminded motorists to alway lock their cars, take valuable items when them or hide them, and
never to leave keys in their cars.
"By taking these simple steps, you dramatically decrease the chances of becoming a victim of vehicle
burglary," he said.
Officers are investigating the incidents, he said.
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Former Valley clerk given fine, community service for thefts
BY DAN GALLAGHER
for The Star -News
Former Valley County chief deputy clerk Alysa Kay Morrison on Monday pleaded guilty to two
misdemeanor theft charges after being charged with transferring money from a closed bank account in
the Cascade bank.
Fourth District Judge Jason Scott declined Morrison's request for a withheld judgment and accepted
her guilty pleas to two counts of attempted petit theft.
She was fined $500, received 180 days in jail with 160 days suspended, with the rest served through
community service.
Morrison and prosecutors worked out a plea agreement after she initially faced a grand theft charge
last November.
Morrison had electronically transferred money nine times from her closed Meta Bank account to her
Umpqua Bank account in Cascade last July. Earlier, she shifted funds from the Meta bank account
although it had insufficient funds, according to prosecutors.
'What it amounted to was 'electronic kiting,' where unlike checks, there is immediate access to the
money," said George Gunn, an Ada County prosecuting attorney serving as prosecutor in the case.
"She didn't need to be saddled with a felony for the rest of her life," said Gunn, who worked on the
case after the Valley County Prosecutor's Office declared a conflict of interest.
No money was reported missing from the Valley County Clerk's Office, where Morrison worked, county
officials said
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