Idaho road rage suspect freed for 6 days
A man who was released from prison last week after his second-degree murder conviction was overturned turned himself in Wednesday to the Kootenai County Jail to await a new trial.
Jonathan Wade Ellington, 50, was sentenced to 25 years in prison and 15 years each on two counts of aggravated battery charges for running over a woman in what prosecutors called a road-rage incident Jan. 1, 2006.
The state Supreme Court ruled unanimously May 27 that Ellington, of Hayden, should get a new trial. Ellington's attorney, Anne Taylor, said she will seek a reduction of her client's $1 million bond
. Kootenai County Prosecutor Barry McHugh, however, said he will request that the bond remain where it was set.
A status hearing has been scheduled for 2:30 p.m. on Monday in 1st District Judge John Luster's courtroom.
Read the rest of Alison Boggs' story here.
Past coverage:
Sept. 8, 2006: Ellington found guilty
Aug. 25, 2006: Daughter describes mother's death