Gunman’s Wife Faces New Charges ‘This Court Does Not Believe There Is Just … Acquiescence’

The wife of a man who shot an Idaho State Police trooper not only faces state charges, but also a federal indictment, U.S. Attorney Betty Richardson announced Thursday.

Cindy Bosserman likely knew her husband intended to shoot Cpl. Ismael “Junior” Gonzales in a May 29 traffic stop, said 7th District Magistrate Keith Walker.

Walker on Wednesday bound her over to district court for a June 26 arraignment on charges of aggravated battery and felony eluding an officer. The prosecution dropped an additional charge of using a firearm to commit a felony.

“This court does not believe there is just mere acquiescence,” Walker said, finding she participated in the shooting even if Steven Bosserman pulled the trigger. Gonzales was wearing a bulletproof vest and was not seriously injured.

A Boise grand jury this week returned an indictment on charges of transportation of a stolen vehicle and possession of stolen firearms.

Steven Bosserman, 24, committed suicide early May 30 during a standoff in a barn along the Fall River several miles from the scene of the traffic stop.

Bosserman told FBI agent Bill Long she was tending to a puppy in the car when her husband was pulled over by Gonzales, Long testified. The couple was driving a stolen Jeep Cherokee out of South Carolina.

If Bosserman is convicted on the federal charges, she could spend up to 10 years in prison and face a fine of $250,000. The state charge of aggravated battery on an officer carries a maximum of 30 years.

Assistant U.S. attorney George Breitsameter said a federal court date has not been set, pending the outcome of the state proceedings.