Traffic stop leads to felony drug arrest of wanted man Published
IFPD
Joseph Flores
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – Shortly before 6:00 p.m. Saturday, an Idaho Falls Police Officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for not having a front license plate in the area of 13th Street and Oak Street.
When the officer made contact with the driver, he noted the driver, Joseph Flores, appeared to be excessively nervous and had difficulty answering the basic questions.
After running his drivers license information, dispatch advised the officer Flores had an active warrant for his arrest from Bingham County. The officer detained the driver at that time and had him exit the vehicle.
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Joseph ‘Joe’ Johnson a 37 year old married father-of-four who had recently relocated his family from
California in search of a
‘better life’ was identified as the victim.
The fatal officer-involved shooting took place in Idaho Falls early Monday morning as police scoured a residential neighborhood in search of a man with a history of violence against law enforcement who had fled a traffic stop and said to be armed.
During the manhunt, a police officer came upon a man carrying a gun standing in a yard and opened fire, killing the innocent man.
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