LISTEN: Man calls 911 and turns himself in for murder
Published at | Updated atIDAHO FALLS — EastIdahoNews.com has obtained 911 audio of an Idaho Falls man recently convicted of first-degree murder who called police and turned himself in.
Mark Bent, 43, was convicted by a jury on Dec. 17 for murdering 23-year-old Nikolas Todd Bird on Sept. 3, 2022. Bent was also convicted of using a deadly weapon in the commission of a felony.
Shortly after the shooting, Bent called 911 to turn himself in for the murder and posted a confession to the killing on Facebook.
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Bent is scheduled to be sentenced on Feb. 10.
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Listen to the 911 call in the video player above.