18-year-old Fort Hall Man Indicted for Murder
Published atPOCATELLO – An 18-year-old Fort Hall man has been indicted in the stabbing death of a man on the Shoshone Bannock Indian Reservation.
U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced Joaquin Broncho, also known as Joaquin Dancing Thunder Bluehorse, was indicted on a charge of second degree murder by the federal grand jury in Pocatello on July 28, 2015.
Broncho is alleged to have stabbed the victim, Joey Runninghorse, in August 2014 with a knife on the Shoshone Bannock Indian Reservation. Broncho was previously charged as a juvenile in this case, but his case was transferred to adult court.
Broncho was arraigned Tuesday in U.S. District Court and entered a not guilty plea. The case is set for jury trial in Pocatello on September 21, 2015.
Second degree murder is punishable by up to life imprisonment and a fine of up to $250,000.