Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :45
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/16/2023
Location : 300 block of Fafnir Dr
City : Kimberly
County : Twin Falls
State : Idaho
Agency : Twin Falls PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police while serving papers
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Twin Falls PD attempted to serve a civil protection order, allege that the manhad a knife and gun. Officers shot and killed him. No further details were released.No officers were charged.
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Zachary Wayne Pace
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/12/2023
Location : US 91+I-15
City : Blackfoot
County : Bingham
State : Idaho
Agency : Multiple
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed during police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Zachary Wayne Pace had a warrant for kidnapping for which multiple agencies hunted his vehicle until he crashed. Police reportedly walked up, shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kmvt.com/video/2023/04/13/man-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-blackfoot/
https://www.kmvt.com/2023/04/13/man-killed-following-officer-involved-shooting/
Jared Decker
Age :40
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/10/2023
Location : I-84, Eisenman exit
City : Boise
County : Ada
State : Idaho
Agency : Ada County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Todd Nelson
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Shot and killed by police when walking on road
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Jared Decker, a 40-year-old white male, was walking on the side of the I-84 when an Ada deputy stopped. An unknown altercation ensued and Decker defended himself with a knife. The officer sustained cuts and killed him. It is unknown what triggered this incident and why it could not have been avoided.
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Nicholle Lynn Lockyer
Age :38
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 03/30/2023
Location : Gem State Park+Snake River
City : Bonneville
County : Bonneville
State : Idaho
Agency : Bonneville County SO
Officer(s) : Patrick Crapo, Kyle Penney
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during license check
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Bonneville deputy checked on a vehicle parked at the Gem State Park and ran a check of a female in the vehicle discovering that she had an active felony warrant out for her arrest. A second deputy arrived and officers Patrick Crapo and Kyle Penney shot and killed her.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.eastidahonews.com/2023/03/deputies-woman-identified-in-fatal-shooting-at-gem-state-park/
https://www.kmvt.com/2023/03/30/one-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-eastern-idaho/
https://www.eastidahonews.com/2023/03/deputies-woman-identified-in-fatal-shooting-at-gem-state-park/
Kevin Bosch
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/11/2023
Location : 8 miles south of Ashton
City : Ashton
County : Fremont
State : Idaho
Agency : Teton County SO, Fremont County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office reports that at about 6:45 p.m. Friday, they tried to perform a traffic stop on a male driver with an arrest warrant. The warrant was issued for stalking as he had allegedly harassed someone. The man fled in his vehicle into Fremont County. Deputies deployed spikes strips. The man fired one shot at police. Eight hours into a SWAT siege, he committed suicide under police duress.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.eastidahonews.com/2023/03/man-commits-suicide-on-id-32-after-standoff-with-police/
Matthew E. Planer
Age :52
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/27/2023
Location : 729 E Center St
City : Pocatello
County : Bannock
State : Idaho
Agency : Pocatello PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police for disturbance
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A woman called Pocatello PD reporting that an intoxicated man had knocked on her door and taken her cell phone. Police arrived and allegedly planned to issue a ticket. While one officer went to his patrol car to print it, the second officer claims that Planer picked up a knife from the kitchen and raised it, and the officer shot and killed him. No BWC footage has been released.No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.eastidahonews.com/2023/01/person-dead-following-officer-involved-shooting-in-pocatello/
Eli Nash
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/23/2023
Location : Texas Roadhouse, 3801 E Fairview Ave
City : Meridian
County : Ada
State : Idaho
Agency : Boise PD
Officer(s) : Kip Paporelo
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police serving warrants
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Eli Nash, 32, from Boise was sought by Boise PD and Fugitive Recovery Agents from the Idaho Department of Correction (IDOC) joined BPD officers in searching for Nashfor the parole violation of not maintaining contact with his parole officer and was located but he "produced a weapon." It is unclear what the weapon was. BPD officer Kip Papolero reportedlyfired a shot that killed the man. No officers were charged.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kmvt.com/2023/01/24/one-dead-following-officer-involved-shooting-meridian/
https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/crime/article271612532.html
https://darik.news/idaho/man-shot-and-killed-by-boise-police-officer-coroner-id-2/706397.html
Randy Ness
Age :57
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 12/29/2022
Location : Railroad Ave+Williams Street
City : Post Falls
County : Kootenai
State : Idaho
Agency : Post Falls PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Just before 8:40 a.m., Post Falls Police responded to reports of a person ramming parked vehicles and structures in the area of Railroad Avenue and Williams Street and found the man on the 700 block of Spokane Street, where they initiated a traffic stop. The driver, Randy Ness, did not stop, instead driving through a parking lot and ramming a police vehicle. Police pursued Ness westbound to Interstate 90, where he stopped before appearing to intentionally back up over a police car, crushing the roof in with officers inside. Police shot and killed him. Officers sustained minor injuries.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/dec/30/post-falls-police-shoot-kill-man-they-say-rammed-p/
https://cdapress.com/news/2022/dec/29/i-90-closure-post-falls-detour-sh-41-and-sh-53-ope/
https://apnews.com/article/law-enforcement-idaho-coeur-dalene-8438ac57542379cebdca309f330e34ac
Jorge Martinez Sanchez
Age :42
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 11/26/2022
Location : 600 Block of N. Kimball
City : Caldwell
County : Canyon
State : Idaho
Agency : Caldwell PD, SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Caldwell PD were called to a domestic violence situation where a man had locked himself in a residence with a child. Police allege he had“edged weapon.” SWAT entered the home and killed him in front of the child.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://idahonews.com/news/local/domestic-violence-calls-results-in-officer-involved-shooting
https://idahonews.com/news/local/caldwell-man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-identified
https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/crime/article269398402.html
Arlo Campbell
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/20/2022
Location : SH 25
City : Hazelton
County : Jerome
State : Idaho
Agency : Jerome County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police for unknown reasons
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Jerome County deputies chased Arlo Campbell and ended up shooting and killing him. Campbell was known for disliking police and it was reported that he was armed at his home and vowed to kill police if they invaded. He seemed aware that police would do so. Police did raid his home and got into a shootout with him but never explained why.
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Caleb Tussey
Age :24
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 08/26/2022
Location : US Hwy 30 near Buhl
City : Buhl
County : Twin Falls
State : Idaho
Agency : Twin Falls County SD
Officer(s) : Tyrel Hudson
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Twin Falls County deputies responded to a call alleging an assault. Police claim that Caleb Tussey was a passenger in a vehicle that fled across multiple towns, crashed into a ditch and that Tussey allegedly fired at police and they shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://newsradio1310.com/twin-falls-county-shooting-investigation-citf/
Ruben Garcia 2 of 2
Age :34
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 07/31/2022
Location : Meridian Rd+Avalon St
City : Kuna
County : Ada
State : Idaho
Agency : Meridian PD, Kuna PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Meridian PD attempted a traffic stop on 34-year-old Ruben Garcia who was seen driving erratically and without headlights near the corner of Meridian Road and East Central Drive. Police allege that Garcia took off and they began chasing Garcia, also engaging Kuna PD who joined the chase. A Kuna officer put down spike strips and Garcia drove around them, crossed into oncoming traffic and hit a pickup truck. Garcia died. The 28-year-old pickup truck driver, Jonathan Calderon, of Boise, who was taken to a local hospital before being pronounced dead.
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Jonathan Calderon 1 of 2
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 07/31/2022
Location : Meridian Rd+Avalon St
City : Kuna
County : Ada
State : Idaho
Agency : Meridian PD, Kuna PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Jonathan Calderon was a third-party motorist driving down the street in Kuna, Idaho when he was hit and killed by a police chase crash that also killed Ruben Garcia the other driver whom police were chasing for a traffic infraction.
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Jeremy Banach
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/15/2022
Location : 10942 W State St
City : Star
County : Ada
State : Idaho
Agency : Star PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police are investigating Jeremy Banach for a theft and shot and killed him in the process.
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Michael J. Trappett
Age :48
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/31/2022
Location : Harmony Heights Loop RdHarmony Heights Loop Rd
City : Orofino
County : Clearwater
State : Idaho
Agency : Clearwater County SD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during “Intoxicated man with knife” call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Clearwater County deputies were sent to a call about an intoxicated person with a knife. Police claim that he was allegedly not responding to verbal commands before they shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://klewtv.com/news/local/family-of-man-killed-in-orofino-officer-involved-shooting-speak-out
Charles Corey Castro
Age :54
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/03/2022
Location : Rim Stock Lane
City : Murphy
County : Owyhee
State : Idaho
Agency : Owyhee County SO
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police serving documents
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Owyhee deputies arrived to serve a restraining order from Castro’s wife to move out of the home. Deputies allege that he became agitated and came toward them with an unspecified weapon and they shot and killed Castro.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Unknown
Race : Unknown
Date : 08/05/2021
Location : Blackfoot, Bingham County
City : Blackfoot
County : Bingham
State : Idaho
Agency : Bingham County Sheriff’s Office, Blackfoot Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Driver killed after police chase and shooting
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 08/05/2021, law enforcement responded to a hit-and-run accident in eastern Idaho and located a vehicle they felt may be involved. A Blackfoot police officer initiated a low-speed pursuit. The vehicle crashed and three individuals fled on foot. A sheriff’s deputy was shot in the arm during the encounter. One of the men was found dead at the scene; authorities did not release details of how that person died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kmvt.com/2021/08/05/deputy-shot-suspect-dead-after-eastern-idaho-hit-and-run/
https://www.eastidahonews.com/2021/08/one-suspect-in-custody-another-dead-after-shooting-in-blackfoot/
Jonathan Calderon
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 07/31/2021
Location : Unknown
City : Kuna
County : Ada
State : Idaho
Agency : Kuna Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 07/31/2021, 28 year old Jonathan Calderon was a passenger in a vehicle driven by Ruben Garcia in Kuna, Idaho. Kuna Police pursued the vehicle after Garcia was suspected of driving under the influence. The vehicle crashed, resulting in Calderon’s death. The incident began as a DUI-related traffic stop and ended in a fatal crash.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 07/27/2021
Location : Near 5000 West & 4000 North, outside Tetonia (on State Highway 33)
City : Tetonia
County : Teton
State : Idaho
Agency : Teton County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Suicide
Event : Suicide after police chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 07/27/2021, the Teton County Sheriff’s Office identified a man who led deputies on a vehicle chase beginning around 11:20 a.m., after he allegedly threatened someone. Deputies located his vehicle on State Highway 33 west of Tetonia around 4:00 p.m. He refused a traffic stop and the pursuit ensued. The chase ended at approximately 5000 West & 4000 North outside Tetonia, where the driver exited the vehicle and died by a self-inflicted gunshot.
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Joseph Johnson
Age :58
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 02/08/2021
Location : 200 block of South Boulevard
City : Idaho Falls
County : Bonneville
State : Idaho
Agency : Idaho Falls Police Department
Officer(s) : Elias Aurelio Cerdas
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during search for fleeing driver
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On February 8, 2021, Idaho Falls Police officers searched for a man who had fled a traffic stop. During the search, officers entered several backyards in the neighborhood on the 200 block of South Boulevard. Officer Elias Aurelio Cerdasencountered 58-year-old Joseph Johnson in his own backyard and shot him, mistakenly believing he was the fleeing driver. Johnson was unarmed and was not the wanted man but a local homeowner in his own backyard. The wanted man, Tanner Shoesmith, was later found hiding in a nearby shed. In August 2021, Officer Cerdas was indicted on a charge of felony involuntary manslaughter, and in February 2023, Johnson’s family filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit against the Idaho Falls Police Department, alleging excessive force and civil rights violations.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://apnews.com/article/shootings-idaho-police-officer-involved-shootings-4c4f7c71344c5ebda5a207a478b6755d
https://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/local/idaho-falls-police-identify-man-shot-by-officer-during-search-for-suspect/article_2c0c73cc-437f-11eb-a52e-5f640fa2f834.html
https://www.postregister.com/news/local/idaho-falls-officer-fatally-shoots-man-during-pursuit-of-different-suspect/article_cdc5e184-68f5-11eb-97a5-0bbd79c2e4e3.html
https://www.eastidahonews.com/2021/08/i-f-police-officer-who-shot-man-in-backyard-indicted-for-manslaughter/
https://localnews8.com/news/idaho-falls/2023/02/22/family-of-man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-sues-idaho-falls-police/