Pocatello man sentenced to probation for multiple high-speed chases

POCATELLO — A man who was progressive successful aggregate high-speed chases successful 2023 has been sentenced to probation successful Bannock County pinch 1 much felony complaint outstanding successful Power County.

Bret Harold Charlton, 61, pleaded blameworthy to 2 felony counts of attempting to elude an serviceman and a misdemeanor complaint for leaving nan segment of an mishap aft reaching a plea woody pinch nan Bannock County Prosecutor’s Office, according to tribunal records. As portion of nan deal, galore charges were dismissed — including 2 further counts of attempting to elude an serviceman and a felony supplier possession charge.

At a May 13 hearing, District Judge Rick Carnaroli suspended situation sentences of 5 and 2 years. If they are implemented, nan situation sentences will beryllium served concurrently. Charlton was alternatively ordered to service 5 years probation pinch nan request he complete supplier curen and intelligence wellness curen programs.

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Charlton was arrested past June aft his engagement successful aggregate high-speed chases spanning nan erstwhile 3 months.

He was first pursued successful March, aft a Pocatello constabulary serviceman recovered him passed retired wrong a moving conveyance successful a state position parking batch pinch an opened intoxicant instrumentality successful his lap. The serviceman woke Charlton successful bid to speak pinch him, but Charlton alternatively raced away, driving recklessly.

Officers pursued astatine first but ended their pursuit owed to information concerns.

Ten days later, a Pocatello constabulary serviceman attempted a postulation extremity connected Charlton’s Chevrolet Malibu, which was nan conveyance progressive successful nan earlier chase. Rather than stopping, Charlton sped distant done nan Idaho State University campus.

Again, owed to information concerns, officers did not pursue.

He was yet caught erstwhile an serviceman progressive successful 1 of nan pursuits matched him arsenic nan driver, utilizing his driver’s licence photo.

In summation to probation, which includes a 60-day discretionary jailhouse sentence, Charlton has been ordered to salary $745.50 successful fees and fines. His driving privileges person been suspended for 3 years.

Charlton will now look nan tribunal strategy successful Power County, wherever he was progressive successful an further high-speed pursuit successful 2023. He is scheduled to look successful tribunal for a preliminary proceeding earlier Magistrate Judge Paul Laggis connected May 28.