Former deputy appears in court after being charged in connection to fatal crash 

Stephanie Grisham appeared successful a Bingham County courtroom connected Monday. | Andrea Olson, EastIdahoNews.com

BLACKFOOT —  A erstwhile Bingham County Sheriff’s Office lawman appeared successful tribunal connected Monday aft she was progressive successful a fatal crash. 

Stephanie Grisham, 38, is facing a criminal complaint for misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter. 

Wearing achromatic apparel and a ponytail, she was arraigned successful a Bingham County courtroom earlier Magistrate Judge Neal Randall. She was not fixed a enslaved and was summoned to court. 

Grisham was pinch her lawyer Dennis Wilkinson. Before nan tribunal proceeding started, she was seen dabbing her eyes pinch a tissue. On nan state’s side, lawyer Adam Garvin from Madison County was present. 

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

The arraignment was little than 10 minutes agelong and Grisham pleaded not blameworthy to nan charge. 

The misdemeanor is punishable by up to 1 twelvemonth successful region jailhouse and/or a good up to $2,000. 

“You should besides beryllium alert that you (might be) taxable to having your driver’s licence suspended for a clip to beryllium wished by nan court. You could besides beryllium placed connected probation for up to 2 years,” Randall said. 

A two-day proceedings is scheduled for Grisham connected Nov. 21 and Nov. 22 astatine 9 a.m. 

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Stephanie Grisham appeared successful a Bingham County courtroom pinch her lawyer Dennis Wilkinson connected Monday. | Andrea Olson, EastIdahoNews.com

Background

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. 

Court documents uncover 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. 

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.” 

The Bingham County Sheriff’s Office requested Idaho State Police analyse nan clang because it progressive 1 of their ain deputies. 

Grisham was charged successful July and soon resigned from her position.