Resident grabs gun, chases naked man
A chubby, naked man with long hair and a beard was chased at gunpoint early Saturday by a Post Falls resident who found the unclothed intruder rummaging through his Honda.
Jeffrey L. Cope of Syringa Street told a Kootenai County sheriff’s deputy he was awakened about 3:50 a.m. by a noise and saw a white male walk past his bedroom window. Cope grabbed a handgun and pointed it at the naked man, who was poking around inside the car. The man ran away, the report said.
Cope chased the man until they came to a barbed wire fence. The men scuffled, then the naked man climbed over the fence and Cope lost sight of him.
Cope described the male as 5 foot 8 inches, about 230 pounds with long brown hair and a full beard.
The deputy found a pile of clothes across the street from Cope’s house, along with a receipt from the Falls Club, keys and a watch.
The deputy then found a maroon and silver GMC truck just north of Cope’s home. The keys the deputy found fit the truck.
Anyone with any information should call the Sheriff’s Department at (208) 446-1300.
– Erica Curless
Coeur d’Alene
Man in Seattle hospital after attack near bar
A Coeur d’Alene man was in serious condition at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after he was attacked early Monday after leaving a Coeur d’Alene bar.
Coeur d’Alene police said the victim, Daniel P. McChesney, 21, appeared to have sustained serious head injuries and was taken to Kootenai Medical Center, then flown to Harborview.
Police arrested Mathew T. Kane, 23, of Coeur d’Alene, who was taken to Kootenai County Jail and charged with aggravated battery. He is scheduled to make a first appearance in court today.
Police say Kane struck McChesney in the face, and McChesney fell to the ground. The suspect allegedly continued to strike the victim in the head, then fled.
Police said McChesney had been with two women at The Beacon, a downtown bar, where they met Kane and another male. After leaving, the victim and suspect got into an argument over one of the women. Police found McChesney unconscious.
– Scott Maben
Boise
Law directs drivers to ‘move over’
Motorists will need to slow down, and if it’s safe, move over a lane when they pass a stationary emergency vehicle that has its lights flashing, under a new “move over” law that takes effect this week.
Col. Dan Charboneau, director of the Idaho State Police, said the law is intended to protect emergency workers who face roadside dangers.
The law, HB 560, passed the House unanimously, but squeaked through the state Senate by two votes, as some senators argued it was merely common sense and that many parts of the state don’t offer another traffic lane that drivers can move into.
The new law takes effect Saturday.
– Betsy Z. Russell