A Sandpoint man once committed to the Atascadero State Hospital in California as a sexually violent predator was arrested Friday after he was accused of sexually assaulting and killing a 6-year-old boy in 1981. The partially clothed body of Jeffrey David Vargo was found at a construction site in Pomona, California, on July 3, 1981, the day after he went missing in Anaheim. The boy was last seen riding his bike to a neighborhood fireworks stand about 5:30 p.m. His parents found his abandoned bike in an alley near the stand at 7:20 p.m. The boy was strangled. Investigators recently reopened the cold case and were able to tie DNA from the crime to Kenneth K. Rasmuson, 53, according to a news release from the Pomona Police Department. Rasmuson has lived in Sandpoint since 2010, but his arrival did not go unnoticed. The Bonner County Daily Bee published a story shortly after he arrived stating that the town was “on edge” and many residents were calling the police chief to voice their concerns/Nina Culver, SR. More here.

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