Idaho Falls man pleads not guilty to homicide
Idaho Falls man pleads not guilty to homicide Updated at Share This Jesse Gentle at an earlier court hearing | EastIdahoNews.com file photo RIGBY — An Idaho Falls man pleaded not guilty to killing a man at a Jefferson County home last fall. Jesse Gentle, 21, entered the not guilty plea at his arraignment on a first-degree murder charge Monday afternoon. Gentle is accused of shooting and killing 72-year-old Merle Jay Sorensen, also of Idaho Falls, while at a relative’s house on Nov. 17, 2020. Gentle is now scheduled to appear for a jury trial on Sept. 20 at the Jefferson County Courtho...