Family of Slain CSI Player Files Lawsuit Twin Falls County 5Th District Highway 30
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THURSDAY June 9, 2011 TIMES-NEWS 75 CENTS Lost and found: Bruins Sharp Hunting for For the caps high school ON THE shed antlers career, looks requires patience love of forward to HUNT and persistance college » Outdoors 1 the game » Sports 1 Magicvalley.com Family of slain CSI player files lawsuit Twin Falls County 5th District Highway 30. According to an Idaho Report: Driver Reinhardt was intoxicated at time of fatal crash Court. They name Kade Laughlin, Transportation Department vehi- Ryan Balles, Colt Robinson, Nac- cle collision report, Reinhardt, 18, By Bradley Guire cona Tegan Robinson and Ryan had a blood-alcohol concentration CASE BACKGROUND Times-News writer Reinhardt, the driver of the car, as of .19 at the time of the crash, defendants in the death of Austin, enough for him to be considered Sept. 12, 2010: Devon Austin, 19, and Ryan Reinhardt, 18, are killed in a one- The parents of one Coeur dA- who came to Twin Falls last year to intoxicated. The report lists con- vehicle crash near Filer. Jessica Duran, a survivor of the crash, later tells lene teen killed in a single-vehicle play baseball for the College of tributing circumstances as driving police their group was chased from a house party near Filer. crash in September 2010 are suing Southern Idaho. off a roadway and overcorrecting, May 5: Twin Falls County Prosecutor Grant Loebs files a charge of misde- the people they say caused their Both Austin and Reinhardt died driving too fast for conditions and meanor reckless driving against Kade Laughlin, 19, accused of chasing the sons death. at the scene near Filer around driving while impaired by alcohol. group in an unsuccessful bid to retrieve property he said they stole from Tim and Paula Austin, along 1 a.m.on Sept.12,2010. Blood-alcohol content levels are him. with Jessica Duran, the lone sur- Reinhardt lost control of his not taken for passengers in June 3: Austins parents file a wrongful death civil lawsuit against Reinhardt, vivor of the crash, filed a complaint green 1998 Toyota Camry while vehicle accidents. Laughlin and three others. for damages for the death of 19- navigating a curve on 3900 North year-old Devon Austin on June 3 in Road near its intersection with U.S. See CRASH, Main 2 SNRA faces Army veteran fire threat of RUNNIN pleads guilty to dead trees DOWN A DREAM harassment of Muslim woman killed by By Bradley Guire Times-News writer bark beetles John C. Larsen, the Army veteran accused of harassing a By Kimberlee Kruesi Muslim woman outside the Times-News writer Twin Falls Walmart, changed his plea to guilty on Wednesday The Sawtooth National before his jury trial for the crime Recreation Area is preparing for resumed for its second day. a possibly heightened fire sea- Minidoka County 5th District son this year, due to an over- Judge Jonathan Brody accepted abundance of dead trees. Larsens entry of an Alford plea, Many consider the mountain which allows a defendant to pine beetles attack on SNRA maintain his innocence to gain forests to have crested. But the benefits of the plea agree- while the beetles may be leav- ment. The felony malicious ha- ing,the trees they killed remain. rassment charge These dead trees are falling against him will over. And according to recent not be amended research, they can ignite up to or reduced as three times faster than the part of the plea. green needles on a healthy, liv- Larsen, 42, of ing tree. Twin Falls, was “Weve been removing trees accused of near campgrounds and private screaming at Larsen land,” said Jim Rineholt, SNRA Jerome resident forester for the Sawtooth Na- Amna Schultz while both par- tional Forest’s Ketchum district ties were shopping near Wal- office. “Were focusing on re- mart’s electronics department moving dead trees in considera- last December. tion of the publics safety.” Larsen has described himself As one beetle leaves one area, as a 20-year veteran who was SNRA officials are fighting the declared 100 percent disabled attack of another. based on a diagnosis of post- The Douglas-fir beetle has traumatic stress disorder.He ap- aggressively invaded Bald peared in court both Tuesday See BEETLES, Main 2 and Wednesday wearing an Photos by ASHLEY SMITH/Times-News Army dress uniform that fea- ABOVE: Sgt. Tom Fowers holds the tured three chevrons and the BEETLES IN Flame of Hope at Perkins Restaurant shield of the 1st Cavalry Division. in Twin Falls, where members of local Twin Falls County Prosecutor THE SAWTOOTHS law enforcement agencies will raise Grant Loebs said he will argue for a suspended prison term of Late 1990s: Mountain pine bee- funds from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. today for three to five years so Larsen may tles begin massively invading the Special Olympics. LEFT: Fowers, apply for Mental Health Court lodgepole pines in the Sawtooth left, with the Twin Falls County as a means of joining the newly National Recreation Area. Sheriff’s Office, carries the Flame of formed Veterans Court, cur- Officials dont begin spraying Hope along Shoshone Street East dur- rently only available in Ada against the beetle until 2003. 2007: SNRA trees begin turning ing a leg of the Special Olympics Law See LARSEN, Main 2 orange then red, a reflection that Enforcement Torch Run in Twin Falls. they are dying from the beetles Members of the Twin Falls Police attack. The red needles pose an Department also participated in the increased fire threat due to their run, which represented the first day of lack of ability to hold as much moisture as healthy trees. An a two-day Special Olympics fundrais- estimated 80 percent of mature ing effort in Twin Falls. lodgepole pine trees are killed over time. 2011: SNRA officials believe the worst of the beetle invasion is Area police carry Special Olympics torch ALSO MAKING NEWS over. However, the trees have transitioned from red to gray By Bradley Guire MORE ONLINE and have begun falling through- Times-News writer GIVE A GRATUITY Delta bag fees out the Sawtooth Valley. The fall- SEE more photos of the en trees serve as extra fuel to A dreary, drizzling morning rain Law Enforcement Torch Run. Police officers will serve up supper potential wildfires. didnt stop the five torch bearers MAGICVALLEY.COM for Special Olympics Idaho today for U.S. soldiers from fulfilling their commitment. with the Tip-A-Cop fundraiser at The runners took the unusual Falls City Park at 10 a.m. and fin- Perkins Restaurant & Bakery at June weather in stride with each ished at Perkins Restaurant & Bak- 1564 Blue Lakes Blvd. in Twin ignites backlash stride they made for the annual ery,which will host todays Tip-A- Falls. WASHINGTON (AP) — Law Enforcement Torch Run Cop Special Olympics fundraiser. From 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., officers will Delta Air Lines hastily through Twin Falls, which raises This year marks the 20th annual collect tips as they wait tables in changed its baggage fees for awareness for Special Olympics torch run, with the first held in an attempt to hit the $5,000 goal troops Wednesday after a Idaho. 1989 in Witchita,Kan. set by Perkins, Special Olympics YouTube video showed sol- “This is the diehard group,”said While area officers carried the Idaho and area law enforcement diers complaining that they Twin Falls Police Capt. Matt Special Olympics Flame of Hope agencies. had to pay $200 apiece to Hicks, who participated in his 12th through Twin Falls, across the Learn more about Special check extra bags as they made torch run. “Despite the rain or globe in Athens, Greece, the Final Olympics Idaho at www.idso.org. their way home from wind,we’re out here.” Afghanistan. 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