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Well another month has passed and guess the state hasn't come up with enough cash to pay off the family.

They also haven't got in any hurry for justice.

COUNCIL, ID - The Idaho State Police says it will be handing over the results of its four month investigation into the deputy-involved fatal shooting of a Council rancher to the Idaho Attorney General's Office in the coming days. That office is acting as the special prosecutor in this case.
The Adams County Sheriff's Office had requested ISP to investigate the November 1st shooting of 62-year-old Jack Yantis following a vehicle crash on US 95 that involved a bull owned by him. During the incident, Yantis, who was armed with a rifle, was fatally shot.
"We want the individuals, families and community to know that this investigation has been at the top of our priority list and we are eager for its conclusion," according to Captain Bill Gardiner. "As with all investigations, the work must be thoroughly and accurately completed. We appreciate the patience displayed by all involved."
Over the course of the investigation, ISP Detectives have interviewed 42 people, with many of them interviewed multiple times.
"Detectives gathered and comprehensively examined all evidence available at the scene of the incident. The twenty-eight items of evidence collected were sent to four different laboratories for forensic analysis. There are still two reports from forensic laboratories that detectives are waiting on to close the investigation. ISP has been informed that the analysis by both labs is complete and that the reports will arrive at any time, however a firm date has not been provided," a press release states.
When the final two reports are received, ISP will officially turn the case over to the Attorney General's Office. The agencies have worked together during the course of the investigation in an effort to speed the investigation along as quickly as possible, officials say.
ISP will inform the public when the investigation has concluded.

Still holding our breath...

It will be interesting to see the results of so many months of investigation.

I'm sure they are exhausted from their exhaustive "investigation" and can hardly summon the strength to crawl to the podium to announce the result.

Slave - Thanks for the report.

The deputies are still on paid leave, correct?

Yes. Appreciate the update.

Reads like standard boiler plate cut and paste. And with the same sincerity.

Lab reports? We ain't got no lab reports. We don't need no lab reports. I don't have to show you any stinking lab reports.

Thanks WS......I was just thinking about this case yesterday and wondering what....if any thing....was going on....

Ya,what a paid vacation huh...Kill a guy you called for help and get a payed (with benefits) vacation in Central Idaho.Snowmobiling/hunting/fishng and the McCall winter carnival on the tax payers and the Stealhead are hot this year,everyone is catching fish ...

Good to hear. Throw up a picture or two of your catch.

The news yesterday was that the State Police have about wrapped up the investigation. They'll send it to the prosecutor to decide whether to file charges.

The police say they've interviewed 40 some witnesses, some of them several times. I can't even guess what their findings were.

I'll be interested to read the final report.

Gee, I wonder how the report could possibly read. Written by police about police.

So who else is going to investigate it? We don't have a chapter of Rancher Lives Matter in Idaho.

Sure we do,it's called Justice for Jack whom rallied at the court house in Boise.

Jerry Spence and crew are also doing an investigation along with the several others doing there's.Should be interesting how the investigations differ.

One thing for sure whatever the outcome is,when Spence is done with them monetarily, they will be scavenging the garbage cans behind McDonalds for dinner.

They should have marched and protested for release of the investigation results.

That way they would at least know if they have something to protest or not.