Details emerge about shooting, high speed chase that led to multiple arrests
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CHUBBUCK — The shooting of a man in Chubbuck, and the subsequent manhunt and high-speed police chase, all stemmed from a disagreement about a dog and a gun, according to detailed court documents obtained by EastIdahoNews.com.
A man who said he had been shot contacted the Chubbuck Police Department around midnight on Feb. 14. Officers rushed to the 4600 block of Ponderosa Street and found a 21-year-old caller inside a home holding a cloth over his abdomen.
As emergency personnel treated the shooting victim, they discovered he had been shot one time with an entry wound in the back and an exit wound in the front. He was rushed to Portneuf Medical Center where he had two surgeries to repair the damage from the gunshot, according to documents.
As officers were on their way to the home, they received the name of 20-year-old Kane Simons as a suspect in the shooting, according to court documents. Authorities obtained a nationwide extradition arrest warrant for a felony aggravated battery charge against Simmons – calling him armed and dangerous.
When police searched the home, they found a .40 caliber SIG Sauer P250 handgun on the floor. They also found a backpack with the victim’s ID inside. It held a metal container with drug paraphernalia and baggies with what was believed to be methamphetamine residue, according to court documents.
Officers also found a 9mm slug in the backpack, showing signs it had been fired from a gun. Detectives believe the victim was holding the backpack on his lap when he was shot.
On Feb. 15, detectives spoke with the victim, who said Simons was not the one who shot him but was there when he was shot. He also told investigators two others were involved.
The mall and high-speed chase
On Feb. 15 around 5 p.m., Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies rushed to the Grand Teton Mall in Idaho Falls after two security guards recognized Simons and called 911.
As deputies arrived at the mall, they found Simons standing outside of Barnes and Noble. He allegedly ran from deputies and was taken into custody after a short struggle, according to court documents.
“During this time two other subjects with Simons who were told to stop ran away from deputies – one of which entered a vehicle that collided with a sheriff’s office patrol car as it fled the area around the mall. The other, an adult female, was taken into custody by deputies at the mall,” according to a Bonneville County Sherrif’s Office news release.
The woman was later identified as Hailey Farmer. She was arrested on charges of misdemeanor resisting and obstructing and transported to the Bannock County Jail, where she was wanted on a warrant for felony eluding.
The occupants of the car drove at high speeds toward Sunnyside Road and headed west. As the vehicle approached Interstate 15, an Idaho State Police trooper deployed spike strips, attempting to slow the car down. A patrol car then pushed the car off the side of the road, according to the news release.
Law enforcement officers arrested Jared Cerino, Jerel Tillman and Olivia Yokoyama on various charges.
Suspects come forward
After Simons was arrested in Idaho Falls and cleared medically, he was turned over to officials in Chubbuck.
“Kane advised me that he knew someone involved had already come in and had already snitched on him,” a detective said in a report.
According to court documents, Simons told investigators he, 20-year-old Sage Siler and 21-year-old McKinzee Kirkham had planned to rob Aguirre and take back a .40 caliber SIG Sauer P250 handgun Siler said was his. The shooting victim had given Siler the gun earlier, but Siler had given the gun back shortly before the robbery.
A detective asked Siler why he wanted this gun back so badly, and he said he had been having a disagreement with the owner of the house where both he and Simons were staying. Siler said the owner of the house had kicked him out after disagreeing who the dog belonged to. He said he wanted to get the dog back, but not without a gun for protection.
“Sage stated that he, Kane and McKinzee had all made a plan to get (the victim) into the vehicle, to overpower him and to take the gun away from him,” according to court documents.
Upon further investigation, detectives determined Simons was driving the Silver Honda Accord during the attempt to take back the gun. The plan was for Kirkham to use an electric stun gun to scare the victim while Simons bashed him in the head with a removable steering wheel.
Siler told investigators the entire plan went wrong.
“Sage stated that (the victim) started to freak out and that he (Siler) then panicked and fired two or three shots with his handgun,” according to court documents.
Siler said he tossed the 9mm handgun in a dumpster somewhere in Idaho Falls, but police have not yet recovered it.
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Siler, Simons and Kirkham are all charged with robbery and aggravated battery for the Valentine’s Day incident. They are being held in the Bannock County Jail.