Bingham County deputy resigns after being charged following fatal crash 

BLACKFOOT — A Bingham County Sheriff’s Office lawman progressive successful a fatal clang successful February has fixed her resignation. 

Bingham County Sheriff Jeff Gardner said his agency received and accepted Stephanie Grisham’s resignation of employment owed to pending criminal and civilian proceedings, according to a news merchandise from nan sheriff’s office.

Grisham, 38, is charged pinch misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter, according to a tribunal filing.

Last Thursday afternoon, nan sheriff’s agency was notified that Grisham was being summoned to look astatine tribunal for nan charge. 

“That was our denotation that nan investigation was officially completed, a charging determination had been made, and that it would past beryllium due to finalize nan remainder of our soul investigation. That investigation was completed yesterday (Monday),” Gardner said successful nan release. 

Grisham was progressive successful a two-vehicle clang connected Feb. 1 successful nan area of 1100 East 600 North while she was driving a Bingham County Sheriff’s Office achromatic Ford Explorer patrol SUV. 

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As EastIdahoNews.com reported Monday, tribunal documents revealed that investigators recovered a matter connection thread connected Grisham’s compartment telephone indicating matter connection activity.

Camera footage showed nan patrol car veer to nan near and into nan oncoming lane of traffic. The patrol conveyance deed a Dodge Ram head-on. Click here to publication nan story. 

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Robert Beal, 80, of Shelley, died successful nan crash. His woman was nan rider successful nan Dodge Ram. She had terrible injuries and was transported to nan hospital. Grisham besides went to nan hospital. 

In tribunal documents, Grisham had allegedly said (paraphrasing), “I screwed up. I was connected my telephone texting. I’m specified an idiot.” 

ISP said nan lawman had astir 9 years of patrol experience.

“We see that time to beryllium a calamity each around,” Gardner said successful nan news release. 

Due to nan lawman being progressive successful nan incident, nan sheriff’s agency “immediately recused immoderate charismatic involvement” pinch nan investigation and asked nan Idaho State Police to return over. 

“This is simply a customary believe to guarantee that an investigation is unbiased, independent, and free of immoderate conflicts of interest. As is besides customary, our agency commenced an soul investigation, which by creation requires america to hold until nan criminal investigation is complete, truthful arsenic to debar interfering successful that process,” Gardner said successful nan release.

The Madison County Prosecutor’s Office was appointed by nan courts successful Bingham County to enactment arsenic a Special Prosecutor owed to a conflict of interest, tribunal records show. 

Grisham’s arraignment is scheduled for Aug. 12 astatine 3 p.m. astatine nan Bingham County Courthouse. 

“We convey nan astonishing nationalist that we service for their patience while we person navigated this matter. We person attempted to support nan due level of transparency, while respecting owed process. We connection our sincere condolences to nan Beal Family and each those affected,” Gardner said.