Sheriff Rocky: He Was Delusional, Not Murderous

The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office has spent the morning investigating what appears to be a delusion from one person. At approximately 6:55 a.m. today, deputies responded to 13734 W. Winch Road, near Rathdrum to a call that a man had just walked into a home there, had blood on his hands and claimed to have just killed six people. Deputies arrived and found David E. Masten, 41 of Rathdrum (pictured) with a small cut on his forehead and a small amount of blood on his hands. Eventually, deputies were able to learn where the incident was alleged to have taken place. Deputies checked the location, and other nearby homes in the Winch Road area, but found no one who had been harmed or any other sign of a crime. Masten was arrested for illegal entry and will be booked at the Kootenai County Jail. Due to the nature of the incident, a psychological evaluation will be requested from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare for Masten.