Case Information


CR42-22-4397 | State of Idaho Plaintiff, vs. William Chad Elston Defendant.

Case Number
CR42-22-4397

Court
Twin Falls County District Court

Judicial Officer
Cluff, Benjamin J.

File Date
05/25/2022

Case Type
Criminal

Case Status
Closed

Party

State
State of Idaho

 

Active Attorneys

Attorney
Seamons, Justin Royce
Attorney
Loebs, Grant P.
Lead Attorney
Twiggs, Jacob Dance
Attorney
Willmore, Kiel Rigby

Defendant
Elston, William Chad

DOB
XX/XX/1986

 

Active Attorneys

Attorney
McDevitt, Eileen Ann

Public Defender

Lead Attorney
Stewart, David Alan

Retained

Attorney
Office of the Public Defender-Twin Falls

Retained

Charge

Charges
Elston, William Chad
  DescriptionStatuteLevelDate
1Controlled Substance-Possession ofI37-2732(c)(1) {F}Felony05/12/2022
2Correctional Facilities - Introduce or attempt to introduce, contraband into a correctional facilityI18-2510(3)(a)Felony05/12/2022

Bond Settings


Setting Date
7/21/2022

Disposition Events

03/13/2023 Plea

Judicial Officer
Cluff, Benjamin J.

1
Controlled Substance-Possession of
Not Guilty
2
Correctional Facilities - Introduce or attempt to introduce, contraband into a correctional facility
Not Guilty

07/31/2023 Plea

Judicial Officer
Cluff, Benjamin J.

1
Controlled Substance-Possession of
Guilty

10/10/2023 Disposition

Judicial Officer
Cluff, Benjamin J.

1
Controlled Substance-Possession of
Guilty (Plea Agreement)

10/18/2023 Disposition

Judicial Officer
Cluff, Benjamin J.

2
Correctional Facilities - Introduce or attempt to introduce, contraband into a correctional facility
Dismissed on Motion of Prosecutor

10/10/2023 Felony Sentence

1
Controlled Substance-Possession of
Felony Sentence

Fee Totals

Due: 11/30/2023


$285.50

$500.00


Fee Totals

$785.50

Confinement

Type: State Prison

Facility: Idaho Department of Correction

Effective Date: 10/10/2023

Determinate: 3 Years

Indeterminate: 4 Years

Pre-Sentence Credit for Time Served


Events and Hearings


  • 05/25/2022 New Case - Criminal

  • 05/25/2022 Criminal Complaint

  • 05/25/2022 Affidavit in Support of Complaint or Warrant

  • 05/25/2022 Vertical Judge Selected

    Comment
    Cluff

  • 05/25/2022 Summons Issued (Criminal)

    Comment
    [Unserved]

  • 05/25/2022 Summons

    Unserved

  • 06/28/2022 Initial Appearance - Felony Magistrate Court

    Original Type
    Initial Appearance - Felony Magistrate Court

    Judicial Officer
    Harmer, Benjamin D.

    Hearing Time
    12:30 PM

    Result
    Hearing Held

    Comment
    F-Summons * NO RETURN (Judge Harmer)

  • 06/28/2022 Court Minutes

    Judicial Officer
    Harmer, Benjamin D.

    Comment
    New summons to be issued

  • 06/28/2022 Summons Issued (Criminal)

  • 06/28/2022 Sheriff's Ex Parte Return (Criminal)

  • 06/28/2022 Summons Returned - Unserved (Criminal)

    Comment
    Incorrect address

  • 06/28/2022 Summons

    Unserved

  • 06/29/2022 Sheriff's Ex Parte Return (Criminal)

  • 06/29/2022 Summons Returned - Unserved (Criminal)

  • 07/11/2022 Summons Issued (Criminal)

  • 07/11/2022 Sheriff's Ex Parte Return (Criminal)

    Comment
    [unserved]

  • 07/11/2022 Summons Returned - Unserved (Criminal)

  • 07/11/2022 Summons

    Unserved

  • 07/20/2022 Initial Appearance - Felony Magistrate Court

    Judicial Officer
    Harmer, Benjamin D.

    Hearing Time
    12:30 PM

    Cancel Reason
    Vacated

  • 07/20/2022 Motion to Issue Warrant

  • 07/21/2022 Order

    Comment
    To Issue a Warrant

  • 07/21/2022 Warrant Issued - Bench

  • 08/03/2022 Initial Appearance - Felony Magistrate Court

    Judicial Officer
    Kershaw, Thomas D., Jr

    Hearing Time
    12:30 PM

    Cancel Reason
    Vacated

    Comment
    F-Summons (Judge Harmer)

  • 11/22/2022 Initial Appearance - Felony Magistrate Court

    Original Type
    Initial Appearance - Felony Magistrate Court

    Judicial Officer
    Harmer, Benjamin D.

    Hearing Time
    1:00 PM

    Result
    Hearing Held

    Parties Present

    State: State of Idaho

    Prosecuting Attorney: Loebs, Grant P.

    Defendant: Elston, William Chad

    Public Defender: Office of the Public Defender-Twin Falls

  • 11/22/2022 Warrant Returned - Served

  • 11/22/2022 Sheriff's Inmate Screening Report

  • 11/22/2022 County Jail Packet

  • 11/22/2022 Notification of Rights

    Judicial Officer
    Harmer, Benjamin D.

  • 11/22/2022 Order Appointing Public Defender

    Judicial Officer
    Harmer, Benjamin D.

  • 11/22/2022 Court Minutes

    Judicial Officer
    Harmer, Benjamin D.

    Comment
    PD Appointed

  • 11/22/2022 Bond Set

    Judicial Officer
    Harmer, Benjamin D.

    Comment
    $25,000 per warrant(s)

  • 11/22/2022 Notice of Remote Hearing

    Judicial Officer
    Harmer, Benjamin D.

  • 11/22/2022 Pretrial Release Order

    Judicial Officer
    Harmer, Benjamin D.

  • 11/22/2022 Sent to Pretrial Supervision

  • 11/23/2022 Response to Request for Discovery

  • 11/23/2022 Request for Discovery

  • 12/01/2022 Waiver of Time for Preliminary Hearing

    Comment
    Time Waiver for Preliminary Hearing

  • 12/01/2022 Motion to Continue

    Comment
    Motion to Continue Preliminary Hearing

  • 12/01/2022 Order to Continue

    Comment
    Order Granting Continuance of Preliminary Hearing

  • 12/01/2022 Notice of Hearing

  • 12/02/2022 Request for Discovery

  • 12/02/2022 Response to Request for Discovery

  • 12/02/2022 Supplemental Response to Request for Discovery

  • 12/02/2022 Summary of Expected Expert Testimony

    Comment
    of Expert Witness Scott Donaldson

  • 12/02/2022 Supplemental Response to Request for Discovery

  • 01/13/2023 Preliminary Hearing

    Original Type
    Preliminary Hearing

    Judicial Officer
    Harmer, Benjamin D.

    Hearing Time
    8:15 AM

    Result
    Hearing Held

    Parties Present

    State: State of Idaho

    Prosecuting Attorney: Twiggs, Jacob Dance

    Defendant: Elston, William Chad

    Public Defender: McDevitt, Eileen Ann

  • 01/13/2023 Court Minutes

    Judicial Officer
    Harmer, Benjamin D.

  • 01/13/2023 Bound Over (after Prelim)

    Judicial Officer
    Harmer, Benjamin D.

  • 01/13/2023 Order Binding Defendant Over to District Court

    Judicial Officer
    Harmer, Benjamin D.

  • 01/19/2023 Felony Information Filed

  • 01/19/2023 Motion

    Comment
    Ex-Parte Motion for Preparation of Transcript at County Expense

  • 01/19/2023 Notice of Hearing

  • 01/23/2023 Order for Preliminary Hearing Transcript

    Judicial Officer
    Cluff, Benjamin J.

    Comment
    at County Expense

  • 01/27/2023 Waiver of Speedy Trial

  • 01/30/2023 Arraignment - District Court

    Original Type
    Arraignment - District Court

    Judicial Officer
    Cluff, Benjamin J.

    Hearing Time
    8:30 AM

    Result
    Hearing Held

    Parties Present

    State: State of Idaho

    Prosecuting Attorney: Willmore, Kiel Rigby

    Defendant: Elston, William Chad

    Public Defender: McDevitt, Eileen Ann

  • 01/30/2023 DC Hearing Held: Court Reporter: # of Pages:

    Judicial Officer
    Cluff, Benjamin J.

    Comment
    Lee Eaton

  • 01/30/2023 Court Minutes

    Judicial Officer
    Cluff, Benjamin J.

  • 01/30/2023 Notice of Hearing

    Judicial Officer
    Cluff, Benjamin J.

  • 01/31/2023 Transcript Filed with the Trial Court

    Comment
    of the Preliminary Hearing held January 13, 2023

  • 01/31/2023 Certificate of Service of Transcript

  • 02/27/2023 Entry of Plea

    Original Type
    Entry of Plea

    Judicial Officer
    Cluff, Benjamin J.

    Hearing Time
    10:15 AM

    Result
    Hearing Continued

    Parties Present

    State: State of Idaho

    Prosecuting Attorney: Seamons, Justin Royce

    Defendant: Elston, William Chad

    Public Defender: McDevitt, Eileen Ann

  • 02/27/2023 DC Hearing Held: Court Reporter: # of Pages:

    Judicial Officer
    Cluff, Benjamin J.

    Comment
    RevoText - Helen Miller

  • 02/27/2023 Court Minutes

    Judicial Officer
    Cluff, Benjamin J.

  • 02/27/2023 Continued

    Judicial Officer
    Cluff, Benjamin J.

  • 02/28/2023 Notice of Hearing

    Judicial Officer
    Cluff, Benjamin J.

  • 03/13/2023 Entry of Plea

    Original Type
    Entry of Plea

    Judicial Officer
    Cluff, Benjamin J.

    Hearing Time
    10:15 AM

    Result
    Hearing Held

    Parties Present

    State: State of Idaho

    Prosecuting Attorney: Seamons, Justin Royce

    Defendant: Elston, William Chad

    Public Defender: McDevitt, Eileen Ann

  • 03/13/2023 DC Hearing Held: Court Reporter: # of Pages:

    Judicial Officer
    Cluff, Benjamin J.

    Comment
    Mary Barrows

  • 03/13/2023 Court Minutes

    Judicial Officer
    Cluff, Benjamin J.

  • 03/13/2023 Appear & Plead Not Guilty

    Judicial Officer
    Cluff, Benjamin J.

  • 03/14/2023 Notice of Hearing

    Judicial Officer
    Cluff, Benjamin J.

  • 03/16/2023 Scheduling Order

    Judicial Officer
    Cluff, Benjamin J.

    Comment
    Criminal Case Scheduling Order

  • 07/31/2023 Pre-trial Conference

    Original Type
    Pre-trial Conference

    Judicial Officer
    Cluff, Benjamin J.

    Hearing Time
    4:00 PM

    Result
    Hearing Held

    Parties Present

    State: State of Idaho

    Prosecuting Attorney: Twiggs, Jacob Dance

    Defendant: Elston, William Chad

    Public Defender: McDevitt, Eileen Ann

  • 07/31/2023 Materials Regarding Sentencing/Disposition

    Comment
    Materials for Sentencing

  • 07/31/2023 Notice of Filing

    Comment
    Notice of Filing Offer-Plea Agreement

  • 07/31/2023 Guilty Plea Advisory

    Comment
    with Addendum A

  • 07/31/2023 PSI Face Sheet

  • 07/31/2023 DC Hearing Held: Court Reporter: # of Pages:

    Judicial Officer
    Cluff, Benjamin J.

    Comment
    Amy Fleming

  • 07/31/2023 Court Minutes

    Judicial Officer
    Cluff, Benjamin J.

  • 07/31/2023 Order for Pre-Sentence Report (PSI)

    Judicial Officer
    Cluff, Benjamin J.

  • 08/01/2023 Notice of Hearing

    Judicial Officer
    Cluff, Benjamin J.

  • 08/16/2023 Jury Trial

    Judicial Officer
    Cluff, Benjamin J.

    Hearing Time
    8:30 AM

    Cancel Reason
    Vacated

  • 09/25/2023 Drug Court 1 Referral

    Comment
    Post- Sentence

  • 09/25/2023 Drug Court Phase I - Contract

    Comment
    and Guilty Plea Advisory Form

  • 09/26/2023 Sent to Treatment Court - Drug Court

    Judicial Officer
    Cluff, Benjamin J.

  • 10/02/2023 Pre-Sentence Report

    Comment
    Presentence Report

  • 10/03/2023 IDOC Agreement of Supervision

    Comment
    Agreement of Supervision

  • 10/03/2023 Addendum to Pre-Sentence Investigation

    Comment
    Supplemental Pre-Sentence Report Materials

  • 10/04/2023 Notice of Hearing

    Comment
    ***RE-SET***

  • 10/06/2023 Motion

    Comment
    Motion to Correct PreSentence Investigation Report

  • 10/10/2023 Sentencing

    Original Type
    Sentencing

    Judicial Officer
    Cluff, Benjamin J.

    Hearing Time
    2:45 PM

    Result
    Hearing Held

    Parties Present

    State: State of Idaho

    Prosecuting Attorney: Twiggs, Jacob Dance

    Defendant: Elston, William Chad

    Public Defender: Stewart, David Alan

  • 10/10/2023 DC Hearing Held: Court Reporter: # of Pages:

    Judicial Officer
    Cluff, Benjamin J.

    Comment
    Amy Horsley

  • 10/10/2023 Court Minutes

    Judicial Officer
    Cluff, Benjamin J.

  • 10/10/2023 Case Closed

  • 10/11/2023 Sealed Order Correcting Information in Presentence Report

    Judicial Officer
    Cluff, Benjamin J.

  • 10/11/2023 Judgment of Conviction

    Judicial Officer
    Cluff, Benjamin J.

  • 10/11/2023 Drug Court Transfer Order

    Judicial Officer
    Wildman, Eric J.

  • 10/12/2023 Notice and Agreement Re: Purchase of Audio

  • 10/17/2023 Motion to Dismiss

    Comment
    Count 2

  • 10/18/2023 Order Dismissing Charges on Motion of Prosecutor

    Judicial Officer
    Cluff, Benjamin J.

    Comment
    Count 2

  • 11/15/2024 Affidavit & Notice of Failure to Pay

  • 11/15/2024 Letter

    Comment
    From Defendant to Court RE: financials

  • 11/15/2024 Letter

    Comment
    From Court to Defendant RE: financials

  • 01/27/2025 Account in Collections

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