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Dashcam video raises questions in Nez Perce fatal shooting

Dashcam video raises questions in Nez Perce fatal shooting

Newly-released police dashcam video raises questions about the deadly shooting of a drunk man at the hands of a Nez Perce Tribal Police Officer.

The shooting happened on the evening of November 12th, 2011. Jeffrey Flinn was driving drunk when he crashed his car. Two hunters stopped to help him and Flinn stole their truck. He then led three separate law enforcement agencies Idaho State Police, The Lewis County Sheriff's Office, and The Nez Perce Tribal Police on a chase.

Spike strips laid down by ISP eventually stopped the stolen car. Police dashcam video shows Flinn open the driver's side door, sit facing outward and fire one shot from a weapon at officers. Officers respond by firing more than two dozen shots at Flinn. Flinn then exits the vehicle unarmed and with his hands above his head and then, for reasons that remain unclear, officers fired several more shots, hitting Flinn, who died at the scene.

As officers run up to the downed man in the video and are seen moving a weapon that was near Flinn to a location away from him. It was later determined that bullets from Tribal Officer Robert Wall killed Flinn.

Idaho Fish & Game technician injured in ATV accident

Idaho Fish & Game technician injured in ATV accident

A 57-year-old seasonal wildlife technician with the Idaho Fish and Game Department was seriously injured in an ATV accident near the Lower Salmon River this morning. Officials say the man suffered several broken bones, including a broken pelvis, and was airlifted first to Lewiston and then to Spokane. 

The man, who remains unidentified, was spraying weeds on a hillside when the ATV rolled over him.

Former teacher charged with possession of child pornography

Former teacher charged with possession of child pornography

A 27-year-old former Culdesac teacher was bound over to Lewiston's Second District Court yesterday on multiple child pornography counts.

Tyler Mink, who resigned from his position as agricultural education instructor at Culdesac High School in January after just a few months on the job, is facing 11 counts of felony possession of child sexually exploitative material. Mink lists his previous employers as the Buhl School District and the University of Idaho.

Charles Capone charged with murder for Rachael Anderson's death

Charles Capone, the estranged husband of Rachael Anderson, and David Stone, a friend of Capone's, were charged Wednesday morning in Latah County with her murder in April 2010.

Anderson was last seen in Moscow, Idaho on April 16, 2010. Police have long believed she was murdered and Capone has long been considered a prime suspect in her disappearance.

In addition to being charged with 1st Degree Murder, Capone has also been charged with conspiracy to commit murder, failure to notify a coroner or law enforcement officer of a death and conspiracy to commit failure to notify a coroner or law enforcement officer of a death.

Stone is facing the same charges for aiding Capone in Anderson's killing.

The Case Against Capone and Stone

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N. Idaho principal resigns after weekend arrest

A northern Idaho high school principal has resigned following a drunk driving arrest.

The Lewiston Tribune reports that Rolland Sullivan resigned last weekend as principal of Kamiah High School.

The Kamiah School District Board of Trustees on Tuesday accepted the resignation that will take effect at the end of the school year.

Police say Sullivan was arrested Friday in Kamiah and that he failed a field sobriety test, and refused to take a breathalyzer test. He pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Lewis County Magistrate Court to driving under the influence.

Kamiah School District Superintendent Fred Mercer says Sullivan did not list a reason for his resignation. Mercer says Sullivan has been the school's principal for five years.

School principal charged with DUI

A Kamiah school official is scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon in Lewis County Magistrate Court on a charge of misdemeanor driving under the influence.

Kamiah High School principal Rolland "Rollie" Sullivan was arrested late Friday night after law enforcement was dispatched to a gas station in the 400 block of Third Street at 10:50 p.m. for a report of an intoxicated driver.

Kamiah Marshal Joe Newman says the responding officer witnessed several traffic infractions take place and pulled Sullivan over. He says Sullivan failed the field sobriety tests and refused a breathalyzer test, and was transported to the Lewis County Jail.

Girl Scouts asking for support during Idaho Gives

Girl Scouts asking for support during Idaho Gives

Girl Scouts of Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho is hoping the region will jump on board and donate during the first ever Idaho Gives campaign.

 

Idaho Gives is a 24 hour giving campaign sponsored by the Idaho Nonprofit Center. The event gives donors the opportunity to give to any of the 531 participating non profits across Idaho. For every $10 donation made groups will be entered to win a Golden Ticket prize. The more donors that GSEWNI gets, the more chances they have to win prize money.

 

Groups have also been divided by size into three separate scoreboards. Each scoreboard carries an additional $5,000 worth of prize money that will be divided between the top five money raisers at the end of the day. Idaho Gives also features an Everybody Wins Award, this award takes a general pool of money and divides it by the percentage if the total raised. For example, if Girl Scouts raises one percent of the total for the entire campaign, then they receive one percent of the Everybody Wins Award.