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Christopher Tapp joins Gov. Little as he signs bill to compensate wrongly convicted
Governor Brad Little with Christopher Tapp and Senator Doug Ricks after he signed a bill to compensate wrongly convicted.
Gov. Little signs bill to compensate wrongly convicted.
Christopher Tapp made remarks during the bill signing Friday.
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Christopher Tapp and Senator Doug Ricks joined Governor Brad Little as he signed a bill to compensate people wrongly convicted of crimes in Idaho Friday.
Tapp told KIFI that the bill is a good first step, but there s still work to do not only in Idaho, but across the country.
Brian Dripps, 55, on Tuesday admitted killing 18-year-old Angie Dodge
He said he did not intend to kill her or remember doing it but confessed he was high on cocaine and alcohol at the time and admitted to sexually assaulting her
Dripps was finally convicted thanks to genetic genealogy - but only after another man, Christopher Tapp, had served 20 of his 30-year sentence for the killing
Tapp said he wrongly confessed to the crime in 1997 after Idaho Falls Police Department officers repeatedly questioned him over 20 hours
Dripps faces 20 years to life in prison; he will be sentenced on April 27
IDAHO FALLS — The man accused of raping and killing Angie Dodge is expecting to plead guilty during a court appearance Tuesday morning. Brian Dripps, 55, is scheduled for a status conference at the Bonneville County Courthouse beginning at 9:30 a.m. He is charged with felony first-degree murder and rape. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, seating […]
Man arrested after woman allegedly discovers he was searching for child pornography on phone
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Marco Antonio Hernandez-Maldonado | Bonneville County Jail
IONA Deputies arrested an Iona man who they say tried to cover up a child pornography habit.
Marco Antonio Hernandez-Maldonado, 26, is charged with felony child pornography and felony destruction of evidence.
The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office began investigating him after a woman discovered his search history and contacted authorities, according to an affidavit of probable cause obtained by EastIdahoNews.com.
In October 2020, Hernandez-Maldonado arrived at the Bonneville County Courthouse and told investigators that while surfing the internet for car parts, he received an “FBI warning box” on his phone stating there is pornography on it. Hernandez-Maldonado denied searching for the sexually exploitive images and he gave his phone to deputies.