Post Falls man faces new charge

Wed., Aug. 31, 2005

Compiled from staff and wire reports The Spokesman-Review

A Post Falls man accused of using the Internet to entice minors was arrested Tuesday on a charge of lewd conduct with a minor, Couer d’Alene police said.

Samuel Joseph Grillo, 22, made an appearance in court Monday on a misdemeanor count that he used the Internet to entice a child. A continued investigation of Grillo resulted in Tuesday’s arrest on the felony charge, police spokeswoman Sgt. Christie Wood said in a press release. The alleged victim was a 15-year-old girl.

Grillo, of Post Falls, was in the Kootenai County Jail Tuesday night. Bail has not been set.

Police request that anyone with information related to the case contact them at (208) 769-2291 or (208) 769-2296.

Lynyrd Skynyrd replaced by Styx at fair

Blackfoot, Idaho There will be horses, cows and chickens but no “Freebird” at the Eastern Idaho Fair next week.

Southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd canceled their planned Sept. 9 show because singer Johnny Van Zant is suffering from chronic inflammation of the vocal cords.

Styx, a rock band popular in the 1970s and 1980s and famous for songs such as “Come Sail Away,” will perform instead.

State fair manager Doris Wallace said it wasn’t easy to find a replacement act on such short notice, but the members of Styx agreed to cut short their vacation to play in Lynyrd Skynyrd’s place.

It’s the third time in six years that a band has canceled in the weeks before the fair, Wallace said, and she plans to start booking younger acts.

“These old classic-rock people keep getting sick on me,” Wallace said.

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