Man in custody after ‘suspicious death’ turns into homicide investigation
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POCATELLO — A person was killed after a family dispute turned physical Sunday afternoon and now a man is charged with homicide, according to the Pocatello Police Department.
Andrew Scoffield, 44, was taken into custody and booked into the Bannock County Jail on a charge of second-degree homicide.
Police were called to the 800 block of Park Avenue and determined the victim and Scoffield had been involved in a family argument that escalated into a physical altercation, police say. The victim was seriously hurt in the fight and later died.
Officers originally called the death “suspicious.”
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Court documents have identified the victim as Jeffery Scoffield.
Scoffield is expected to appear in court Monday.
This story may be updated.