A Las Vegas developer acquitted by a federal jury in a North Idaho marijuana distribution case remains jailed without bail, now accused of conspiring to kill the prosecution’s key witnesses, including a Post Falls couple who testified against him. Kelly J. Polatis (pictured), who worked with the company still fighting Kootenai County’s rejection of the proposed Chateau de Loire lakeside development, waived extradition Wednesday to Utah, where he’s been charged in U.S. District Court with using interstate commerce for the commission of murder for hire. He’s also suspected of plotting to kill a federal prosecutor. Polatis, 40, was charged through a sealed complaint filed Friday, the same day a federal jury acquitted him of marijuana charges that carried a five-year minimum prison term/Meghann M. Cuniff, SR. More here.

Question: This guy is represented by Gabriel Grasso, a Las Vegas litigator whose past clients include reputed mobsters and former NFL player O.J. Simpson. Impressed?