No jail in coat hanger assault

TWIN FALLS — In a fiery, emotional hearing Friday, the parents of a mentally disabled football player stormed out when a defense attorney accused them of fabricating the sexual assault of their son to pursue a $10 million lawsuit. John R.K Howard was sentenced in Twin Falls County District Court to three years of probation and 300 hours of community service on a charge of felony injury to a child. The judge also granted a withheld judgment, meaning the conviction could eventually be dismissed. The 19-year-old pleaded guilty in December. By entering an Alford plea, he maintains his innocence while acknowledging prosecutors could have won a conviction at trial/ Alex Riggins , Twin Falls Times-News. More here.