IDAHO FALLS – A local woman was sentenced on Monday for the violent 2020 abduction of a Rexburg woman. Tabatha McKnight, 39, was sentenced by District Judge Dane Watkins to a minimum of two years and a maximum of 10 years in prison. McKnight originally pleaded not guilty to felony first-degree kidnapping, felony aggravated battery, […]
IDAHO FALLS – A woman arrested for her alleged involvement in a violent 2020 kidnapping has changed her plea to guilty. Tabatha McKnight, 39, was originally charged with felony grand theft, felony first-degree kidnapping, felony aggravated battery, misdemeanor assault, and misdemeanor battery in March 2020. In amended charging documents, McKnight was later charged with felony […]
Ovard took a plea deal and has agreed to testify against her co-conspirators, some of whom are unknown.
The 33-year-old victim was seized from a friend’s house in March 2021 by three women in masks. Despite their efforts at concealment, she recognized two. According to the victim, they were Ovard and 37-year-old Tabatha McKnight.
‘Lucky to be Alive’
The victim, who has been named in court filings, told police Ovard beat her with a socket wrench and threatened to “slice her throat,” while McKnight promised to shoot her during the four-hour attack. Her head was shaved, and the attackers attempted to fire a taser at her neck, but it malfunctioned.