Pocatello man gets probation after police catch him beating up other man

POCATELLO — A man who was caught by Pocatello Police officers successful nan enactment of an onslaught connected different man has been sentenced to probation.

Kaleb James Moir, 38, of Pocatello, pleaded blameworthy to 1 felony count of aggravated battle aft reaching a plea woody pinch nan Bannock County Prosecutor’s Office. As portion of nan deal, a felony aggravated artillery complaint was dismissed, tribunal records show.

At a May 13 hearing, District Judge Javier Gabiola suspended a two- to five-year situation sentence. Instead, Gabiola sentenced Moir to 5 years probation pinch a 120-day discretionary jailhouse sentence.

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Moir was arrested successful July erstwhile an serviceman connected patrol saw a conflict betwixt 2 men successful a parking batch connected Yellowstone Avenue. The serviceman said successful constabulary reports that Moir was opinionated complete a smaller man, choking and punching him and slamming nan backmost of nan man’s caput connected nan ground.

The man escaped Moir and ran. He later told nan serviceman that Moir had created a verbal disturbance wrong a shop, and nan adjacent point he remembered nan serviceman was pulling up.

In summation to probation, Moir has been ordered to salary $1,345.50 successful fees and fines.