Manslaughter charge dropped in Salmon homicide investigation
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SALMON — Lemhi County Prosecutor Paul Withers isn’t pursuing a single voluntary manslaughter charge against Jedidiah Barton of Boise.
The 29-year-old was facing the charge after deputies say he shot and killed Jordan Stenersen, 32, on Saturday, Feb. 13 in Salmon.
On Tuesday, Feb. 16, Withers asked the court to dismiss the charge without prejudice.
“After further review of the case I decided I needed to dismiss the charges … based on evidence that may be brought forward,” Withers told EastIdahoNews.com.
Withers said at this point he has been unable to review all the forensic evidence and has not seen the autopsy report yet.
“The important part is that it was dismissed without prejudice, which means charges can be refiled if the evidence shows I should,” Withers said.