Several hearings for violent or sex-related crimes rescheduled

POCATELLO — Three preliminary hearings scheduled for this week person been rescheduled.

Joshua Everett Hancock, 38, of Montana, faces 1 count of lewd behaviour pinch a insignificant and was scheduled to look Tuesday morning. Jason Earnest Stark, 38, of Utah, faces 4 counts of soliciting a kid for intersexual abuse, 2 counts of lewd behaviour pinch a insignificant and 1 count apiece of attempted intersexual exploitation of a kid and allowing a kid to witnesser nan intersexual maltreatment of a kid and was scheduled to look Monday. Bill Montgomery Green, 19, of Blackfoot, faces 2 counts apiece for rape, lewd behaviour pinch a insignificant and incest and was besides scheduled to look Tuesday.

All 3 hearings were vacated and rescheduled for later dates.

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Hancock was charged successful March pursuing an investigation into nan alleged rape of a 14-year-old girl.

The unfortunate told Bannock County Sheriff’s deputies that Hancock gave her alcohol. Then, erstwhile she was drunk, Hancock offered her a thrust home, during which, she said, he raped her.

His Tuesday prelim, earlier Magistrate Judge David Penrod, was vacated arsenic he has not yet obtained a defense attorney. His preliminary proceeding is now group for July 2 earlier Penrod.

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Stark was charged successful April pursuing a months-long investigation into galore alleged intersexual attacks connected astatine slightest 7 underage boys.

He is accused of befriending nan boys, past taking nan victims to a secluded grassy area adjacent nan train tracks successful Pocatello to watch pornography. Over time, nan victims say, Stark sexually assaults nan boys.

His prelim was vacated arsenic his defense lawyer continues to build a lawsuit for a contested hearing, according to prosecuting lawyer Erin Tognetti. It is now group for June 24, earlier Magistrate Judge Carol Tippi Jarman.

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Green is accused of having activity pinch a 14-year-old family member. He was charged successful May aft nan begetter of nan family personnel reported nan intersexual maltreatment to Pocatello police.

According to constabulary reports, his DNA was recovered connected intersexual battle caregiver introspection swabs taken from nan victim, and nan victim’s DNA was recovered connected swabs taken from Green. His prelim was delayed, for illustration Stark’s, arsenic his defense lawyer proceed to find grounds and witnesses.

He is now scheduled to look earlier Jarman for a preliminary proceeding connected June 17.

Other cases delayed aliases dismissed

From left: Burke Ryan Bailey, Analisa Rae Diaz, Jesus Perez-Yepez | Bannock and Power County Jails

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Burke Ryan Bailey, 47, of Pocatello, faces a felony for aggravated artillery pinch a deadly limb enhancement for an alleged weapon onslaught successful 2022.

After reaching a plea statement and pleading blameworthy to nan aggravated artillery charge, Bailey retracted his blameworthy plea erstwhile District Judge Javier Gabiola informed Bailey he would not abiding by nan sentenced included successful nan plea woody and recommended successful a pre-sentencing agreement.

He was group to, again, alteration his plea and beryllium sentenced Monday. But, that matter has been re-set for assemblage proceedings connected July 16, according to prosecuting lawyer Jonathan Radford.

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Analisa Rae Diaz, 19, of Chubbuck, is scheduled to beryllium sentenced by District Judge Rick Carnaroli connected July 8 aft pleading blameworthy to 1 felony count of aggravated battery.

Since pleading guilty, though, Diaz was arrested for first-degree stalking and intimidating aliases impeding a witness.

Diaz was charged successful May aft allegedly pursuing nan unfortunate of nan erstwhile complaint and a witnesser astir Pine Ridge Mall successful Chubbuck making threats towards them. She is accused of threatening to harm nan victim, witnesser and nan witness’ children.

She was scheduled to look earlier Jarman Monday, but nan proceeding was rescheduled arsenic nan unfortunate is retired of nan country. It has been re-set for June 10.

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Jesus Perez-Yepez, 37, of American Falls, is charged pinch 1 count of lewd behaviour pinch a insignificant aft he allegedly sexually assaulted a then-9-year-old woman successful 2018.

The unfortunate told constabulary that Perez-Yepez would often person vicinity children astatine his location to play pinch his ain kids. She said that, while she was there, Perez-Yepez touched her sexually connected much than 1 occasion. Perez-Yepez allegedly told officers that he did touch nan girl, but it was supra her clothing and that he was “just playing” erstwhile he did it.

The matter was group for preliminary proceeding connected May 29, but nan proceeding was vacated and charges were dismissed without prejudice. EastIdahoNews.com requested a remark regarding nan dismissal of charges from Power County Prosecutor Brock Bischoff but did not person a response.

A caller lawsuit has been filed, though, pinch nan aforesaid charge. The only quality recovered erstwhile looking though nan documents is that nan first lawsuit listed May 1, 2018 arsenic nan day of nan discourtesy while nan caller lawsuit lists nan day of nan discourtesy arsenic Aug. 31, 2018.