Trial date set in scalping case
Idaho City, Idaho A Caldwell woman accused of scalping a 15-year-old girl at a central Idaho hot springs in January is scheduled to stand trial in July.
Marianne Dahle, 26, is charged with aggravated battery in the Jan. 18 attack at the Kirkham Hot Springs.
She pleaded not guilty during a hearing last week in Idaho City.
The jury trial is set for July 13 and expected to last three days.
If convicted, Dahle could face up to 15 years in prison. Investigators have said the scalping was Dahle’s revenge for “a personal slight” and that she felt the 15-year-old acted in a way that was disrespectful toward women.
Dahle reportedly took the teen and a 16-year-girl to the hot springs on the night of Jan. 18.
Upon arrival, Dahle tied up the girl, grabbed the back of her head and sliced off a large portion of the back and top of her scalp, according Boise County sheriff’s reports.
Dahle drove the girl back to Boise and left her at St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center, where she was hospitalized for several days, Boise County Sheriff Bill Braddock said.
The girl’s mother said the wound was about 6 inches by 8 inches.
Skin grafts have restored some of her scalp, and the girl continues to receive treatment.
Tanker overturns
Seattle A tanker truck and trailer rig carrying roofing tar overturned Tuesday on Interstate 5, spilling part of its load and shutting down northbound lanes for about three hours.
The truck hit a guardrail just north of the Mercer Street exit about 11 a.m., the State Patrol said. The truck overturned and the rear trailer split open, spilling hot tar in a swath about 15 feet wide and 1 to 2 inches deep, covering all four northbound lanes.
No injuries were reported.
Seattle firefighters sprayed the tar with water to stabilize its temperature. A loader then scraped up the tar.
Traffic backed up through the downtown corridor to the Interstate 90 interchange, just south of downtown. The Washington State Patrol blocked and diverted traffic at the I-90 interchange, rerouting drivers through surface streets.
All lanes reopened about 2:15 p.m.
The unidentified truck driver was cited for driving too fast for conditions, Trooper Kelly Spangler said.
Canoe journey set
Port Angeles, Wash. The Lower Elwha Klallam tribe is expecting 80 canoes, supported by 8,000 Indians, to drop by Aug. 1 as part of Northwest tribes’ annual Canoe Journey.
Tribal officials told a Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Monday that participants are expected from as far away as Alaska.The Canoe Journey is an annual celebration of Northwest Indian culture, recalling the journeys that tribes historically made to share news and trade various goods. It is scheduled to run Aug. 1-6.