Bannock County man accused of stalking woman he previously hit with vehicle
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POCATELLO — A Bannock County man is facing more criminal charges after allegedly stalking a woman he hit with a vehicle last year.
Trenton Lynden Rasmussen, 19, was on probation after being charged with one felony count of aggravated driving while reckless, one felony count of leaving the scene of an injury, one felony count of destruction of evidence, one misdemeanor count of petty theft and one misdemeanor count of violation of a no-contact order.
For the recent case, Rasmussen has been charged with two felony counts of first-degree stalking and three felony counts of no-contact order violation.
Accused of running over the victim’s leg
Court documents state that on June 29, 2025, Pocatello Police officers responded to a report of an accident between a vehicle and a pedestrian.
The victim told police that Rasmussen had stolen her phone and run over her right leg with a vehicle. Officers observed bruising and tire marks on the victim’s leg.
The victim and a witness told law enforcement that the victim and Rasmussen had gotten into an argument just before the incident. During the argument, Rasmussen allegedly asked to search the victim’s phone, and sometime while searching the phone, the incident evolved into a physical struggle.
The victim and Rasmussen had reportedly been sitting in her car during the fight, court documents state. According to the victim, Rasmussen refused to return her phone, and after they got out of her car, she allegedly chased Rasmussen to his vehicle. Court documents do not specify what kind of vehicle Rasmussen drove.
Both the woman and Rasmussen attempted to get into Rasmussen’s vehicle, but Rasmussen pushed her out and drove away, running over her leg in the process, court documents state.
Court documents state that law enforcement located Rasmussen using the location data from an ankle monitor Rasmussen was wearing. Rasmussen was reportedly taken into custody without incident.
Recent charges
At the time of the stalking incidents, Rasmussen was on probation for the previous charges.
On Sept. 15, the victim of the previous incident and her mother spoke with a school resource officer at Highland High School to report Rasmussen had allegedly been following the victim and was outside the school, according to court documents.
Rasmussen was not outside the school when the officer checked, but the victim showed the officer a video that appeared to show Rasmussen following and harassing her. In addition, court documents state law enforcement used Flock cameras to find two separate instances in which Rasmussen had been following the victim in his car.
Court documents state that officers found sufficient probable cause to charge Rasmussen, and because receiving new criminal charges violates the conditions of his probation, a warrant was issued for his arrest.
The warrant was served on Friday.
If found guilty of the new charges, Rasmussen may face up to 25 years confinement and may be required to pay fines of up to $35,000. It is unclear what legal consequences Rasmussen may face for allegedly violating the conditions of his probation.
Rasmussen is being represented by a public defender. The Idaho State Public Defender’s Office does not comment on active cases.
He is scheduled to next appear in court on Wednesday for a preliminary hearing.
Although Rasmussen has been charged with these crimes, that does not necessarily mean he committed them. Everyone is presumed innocent until proven guilty.