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Mike Plane
From:Mitch Humble
Sent:Monday, July 15, 2024 08:20
To:Craig Kingsbury; Travis Rothweiler; Gretchen Scott
Subject:RE: Library Incident
Thanks for the information.
Crazy what some kids will do.
From: Craig Kingsbury <ckingsbury@tfid.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2024 11:33 AM
To: Travis Rothweiler <trothweiler@tfid.org>; Gretchen Scott <Gscott@tfid.org>; Mitch Humble <Mhumble@tfid.org>
Subject: Fwd: Library Incident
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From: Terry Thueson <Tthueson@tfid.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2024 11:29:07 AM
To: PD-Admin <P-Admin@tfid.org>
Subject: Fwd: Library Incident
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From: Josh Hayes <jhayes@tfid.org>
Date: July 14, 2024 at 5:40:21 AM MDT
To: Terry Thueson <Tthueson@tfid.org>
Subject: Library Incident
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Hello Lt. Thueson,
On Saturday morning at 02:54 hours, Officer Howard responded to a welfare check at the
public library. The reporting party, Leisha Marler, indicated that there was a male lying in the parking lot
and appeared to have been run over. Officer Howard arrived, along with Sgt. Hayes, and discovered an
unconscious male who was breathing but had some minor injuries to his hands and arms. He seemed
highly intoxicated and was unable to communicate. Paramedics were called, and the male was taken to
the hospital by ambulance. Officer Howard identified the male as 17 years old from the information he
blurted out during the conversation with the paramedics. The male's father and stepmother were
contacted and went to the hospital.
The next afternoon, on 07/13/2024, the stepmother and father obtained some information from their
son. He claimed to have been hit by a vehicle. Officer Perkins followed up and confirmed that a white
SUV had struck him in the parking lot around 01:49. The vehicle left after hitting him on the driver's side
and leaving him unconscious in the middle of the lot. The occupants of the white SUV even returned
around 30 minutes later to pick up another vehicle and left again before Leisha Marler contacted law
enforcement.
Officer Howard, Jordan, and Mandzic conducted research and found a possible lead on the driver and
the location of the vehicle. Officer Jordan and Mandzic located the subject while Officer Howard spoke
with the victim and determined his injuries. Officer Jordan was able to corroborate a story that all
involved were in a physical altercation with each other that evening, and the driver tried to swerve to
avoid hitting the victim but ended up striking him. They even attempted to clean the vehicle at Tommy's
Express to remove any evidence.
The driver, who was only 16 years old, was taken into custody for leaving the scene of an injury accident
and destruction of evidence. The other occupants were 19 and 20. Officer Howard is working on other
charges for those involved, and the driver's phone has been seized as it is believed to contain video
evidence and deleted photos of the vehicle prior to being washed. Sgt. Coronado was contacted and
advised to ensure completion of an accident report. The victim had no major injuries other than some
bumps, bruises, and scratches, his BAC was .331 upon admittance to the hospital. The case number is
24003363. It was another great example of two teams working together to solve a crime in our city.
Josh Hayes
Sgt. Patrol Division
Phone: (208) 735-7244
Mobile: (208) 293-6888
Email: jhayes@tfid.org
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321 2 Ave. E.
Twin Falls, ID 83301
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