Fort Hall man sentenced to probation for stealing more than $30K

POCATELLO — A man who pleaded blameworthy to expansive theft has been placed connected probation.

Christian Lee Silk, 27, entered a blameworthy plea connected nan felony complaint aft reaching a plea woody pinch nan Bannock County Prosecutor’s Office. As portion of nan deal, 2 further counts of expansive theft and a felony complaint for acquiring a slope paper pinch intent to defraud were dismissed.

At a May 20 hearing, District Judge Javier Gabiola suspended a situation condemnation of 4 to 8 years, alternatively sentencing Silk to 8 years of probation.

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Silk was arrested connected Nov. 13 connected a misdemeanor complaint of driving pinch an unfastened intoxicant container. The aforesaid day, charges related to a drawstring of thefts were revenge against him.

Pocatello constabulary had been investigating nan theft since May 2023. The unfortunate told officers he asked Silk, a family personnel of a adjacent friend of nan victim, to housesit while he was retired of town. When he returned, nan unfortunate said he noticed “suspicious transactions” made utilizing his ATM card.

Officers later learned astir a ligament transportation made utilizing nan victim’s slope account.

In total, Silk took $34,100 from nan unfortunate done ATM withdrawals and nan ligament transfer.

In summation to probation, Silk has been ordered to salary $1,495.50 successful fees and fines.