Case Information

CR09-25-2563 | State of Idaho Plaintiff, vs. Michael Allen Thornton Defendant.

Case Number
CR09-25-2563

Court
Bonner County District Court

Judicial Officer
Jensen, Susie

File Date
07/10/2025

Case Type
Criminal

Case Status
Inactive Pending - (Warrant/Det Order)

Party

State
State of Idaho

Active Attorneys

Lead Attorney

Kohout, Jennifer

Defendant
Thornton, Michael Allen

DOB
XX/XX/1987

Active Attorneys

Lead Attorney

Northam, Jay Edward

Retained

Inactive Attorneys

Attorney

State Public Defender-Bonner

Retained

Charge

Charges
Thornton, Michael Allen

	Description	Statute	Level	Date
1	Controlled Substance-Possession of	I37-2732(c)(1) {F}	Felony	07/09/2025

2	Controlled Substance-Possession of Marijuana	I37-2732(c)(3) {M}{MARIJUANA}	Misdemeanor	07/09/2025

3	Drug Paraphernalia-Use or Possess With Intent to Use	I37-2734A(1)	Misdemeanor	07/09/2025

4	Enhancement-Persistent Violator	I19-2514_NA	Not Applicable	07/09/2025

Bond Settings

Setting Date
10/6/2025
7/10/2025
7/23/2025
8/21/2025
9/30/2025

Disposition Events

08/21/2025 Plea

Judicial Officer
Jensen, Susie

Charge Number	Charge Offense Description	Description
1	Controlled Substance-Possession of	Not Guilty
2	Controlled Substance-Possession of Marijuana	Not Guilty
3	Drug Paraphernalia-Use or Possess With Intent to Use	Not Guilty
4	Enhancement-Persistent Violator	Not Guilty

Events and Hearings

07/10/2025 Initial Appearance - Felony Magistrate Court

Original Type
Initial Appearance - Felony Magistrate Court

Judicial Officer
Hagelberg, Luke

Hearing Time
1:15 PM

Result
Hearing Held

Parties Present

State: State of Idaho
Prosecuting Attorney: Kohout, Jennifer
Defendant: Thornton, Michael Allen
07/10/2025 New Case - Criminal
07/10/2025 Criminal Complaint

Comment
Part II
07/10/2025 Affidavit of Probable Cause
07/10/2025 Notification of Rights

Comment
Felony
07/10/2025 Notification of Rights

Comment
Misdemeanor
07/10/2025 Application for Attorney at Public Expense
07/10/2025 Probable Cause Order

Judicial Officer
Hagelberg, Luke
07/10/2025 Order Appointing State Public Defender

Judicial Officer
Hagelberg, Luke
07/10/2025 Notice of Hearing

Comment
Preliminary 7/23/2025 @ 1:30 PM
07/10/2025 Court Minutes

Judicial Officer
Hagelberg, Luke

Comment
Initial Appearance - Felony
07/10/2025 Jail Information Sheet
07/10/2025 Conditions of Bail or Release

Judicial Officer
Hagelberg, Luke
07/10/2025 Conditions of Bail or Release

Comment
Signed by Defendant
07/11/2025 Notice of Appearance

Comment
Request for Timely Preliminary Hearing and Motion for Bond Reduction - J. Northam
07/11/2025 Request for Discovery

Comment
Defendant's
07/14/2025 Waiver of Extradition
07/22/2025 Response to Request for Discovery

Comment
and Objections - Defendant's
07/22/2025 Response to Request for Discovery

Comment
Plaintiff's
07/23/2025 Preliminary Hearing

Original Type
Preliminary Hearing

Judicial Officer
Julian, Justin W.

Hearing Time
1:30 PM

Result
Hearing Held

Comment
Motion for Bond Reduction

Parties Present

State: State of Idaho
Prosecuting Attorney: Kohout, Jennifer
Defendant: Thornton, Michael Allen
Public Defender: Northam, Jay Edward
07/23/2025 Court Minutes

Judicial Officer
Julian, Justin W.

Comment
Preliminary Hearing (Waived)
07/23/2025 Jail Information Sheet
07/23/2025 Order Binding Defendant Over to District Court

Judicial Officer
Julian, Justin W.

Comment
Arraignment in District Court - 8/7/2025 at 9:30AM by Zoom
07/23/2025 Preliminary Hearing Waived (Bound Over)
07/23/2025 Advisement of Rights - Felony Arraignment (Provided to Def.)
07/23/2025 Motion Granted

Judicial Officer
Julian, Justin W.

Comment
for Bond Reduction
07/25/2025 Felony Information Filed

Comment
Part II
07/30/2025 Supplemental Response to Request for Discovery

Comment
Plaintiff's
08/07/2025 Arraignment - District Court

Original Type
Arraignment - District Court

Judicial Officer
Jensen, Susie

Hearing Time
9:30 AM

Result
Hearing Continued

Comment
(Rights filed 7/23/2025) Via Zoom

Parties Present

State: State of Idaho
Prosecuting Attorney: Kohout, Jennifer
Defendant: Thornton, Michael Allen
Public Defender: Northam, Jay Edward
08/07/2025 Court Minutes

Judicial Officer
Jensen, Susie

Comment
Arraignment - District Court - Continued
08/07/2025 DC Arraignment: Court Reporter: # of Pages:

Judicial Officer
Jensen, Susie

Comment
Phoebe Burns - Less than 100 pages
08/07/2025 Jail Information Sheet
08/07/2025 Notice of Hearing

Comment
Arraigment - 8/21/25 @9:30 AM
08/07/2025 Motion for Bond Reduction

Comment
Release on Own Recognizance; Notice of Hearing 8/21/2025 @ 10:30am
08/12/2025 Amended Notice of Hearing

Comment
Motion for Bond Reduction/Release on Own Recognizance 8/21/2025 at 9:30 am
08/14/2025 Notice of Filing

Comment
ABHS Bed Date Confirmation Letter
08/14/2025 Letter

Comment
ABHS Bed Date Confirmation
08/21/2025 Entry of Plea

Original Type
Entry of Plea

Judicial Officer
Jensen, Susie

Hearing Time
9:30 AM

Result
Hearing Held

Comment
Motion for Bond Reduction/Release on Own Recognizance / Via Zoom

Parties Present

State: State of Idaho
Prosecuting Attorney: Kohout, Jennifer
Defendant: Thornton, Michael Allen
Public Defender: Northam, Jay Edward
08/21/2025 Motion for Bond Reduction

Judicial Officer
Jensen, Susie

Hearing Time
10:30 AM

Cancel Reason
Vacated
08/21/2025 Court Minutes

Judicial Officer
Jensen, Susie

Comment
Entry of Plea
08/21/2025 DC Hearing Held: Court Reporter: # of Pages:

Judicial Officer
Jensen, Susie

Comment
No Court Reporter
08/21/2025 Conditions of Bail or Release

Judicial Officer
Jensen, Susie
08/21/2025 Jail Information Sheet

Judicial Officer
Jensen, Susie
08/21/2025 Notice of Hearing

Comment
PTC 10/6/25 & JT 10/14/25
08/21/2025 Waiver of Extradition

Judicial Officer
Jensen, Susie
08/21/2025 Conditions of Bail or Release

Judicial Officer
Jensen, Susie

Comment
Signed by defendant
08/21/2025 Notice to Defendant Regarding Release

Comment
Released on Own Recognizance
08/25/2025 Notice of Filing

Comment
Notice of Treatment
08/25/2025 Letter

Comment
Notice of Treatment
09/30/2025 Motion to Issue Warrant

Comment
for Failure to Comply with Conditions of Release
10/06/2025 Pre-trial Conference

Original Type
Pre-trial Conference

Judicial Officer
Jensen, Susie

Hearing Time
2:00 PM

Result
Failed to Appear for Hearing or Trial

Comment
(2 day Jury 10/14/2025) In Person

Parties Present

State: State of Idaho
Prosecuting Attorney: Kohout, Jennifer
Defendant
Public Defender: Northam, Jay Edward
10/06/2025 Court Minutes

Judicial Officer
Jensen, Susie

Comment
Pretrial Conference / FTA
10/06/2025 DC Hearing Held: Court Reporter: # of Pages:

Judicial Officer
Jensen, Susie

Comment
Phoebe Burns - Less than 100 pages
10/06/2025 Warrant Issued - Bench

Judicial Officer
Jensen, Susie

Comment
Failure to Appear at Pretrial Conference $20,000.00
10/06/2025 Warrant Issued - Bench

Judicial Officer
Jensen, Susie

Comment
Failure to Comply with Conditions of Release $20,000.00
10/06/2025 Waiver of Speedy Trial

Judicial Officer
Jensen, Susie

Comment
On the Record - FTA for PTC
10/07/2025 Motion to Quash Warrant

Comment
Notice of Hearing - 10/20/2025 4:00 PM
10/14/2025 Jury Trial

Judicial Officer
Jensen, Susie

Hearing Time
9:00 AM

Cancel Reason
Vacated

Comment
2 days
10/20/2025 Motion to Quash Warrant

Original Type
Motion to Quash Warrant

Judicial Officer
Jensen, Susie

Hearing Time
04:00 PM

Result
Hearing Held

Comment
In Person (Reset Pretrial and Jury Trial)

Parties Present

State: State of Idaho
Prosecuting Attorney: Kohout, Jennifer
Defendant
Public Defender: Northam, Jay Edward
10/20/2025 Court Minutes

Judicial Officer
Jensen, Susie

Comment
Motion to Quash Warrant
10/20/2025 DC Hearing Held: Court Reporter: # of Pages:

Judicial Officer
Jensen, Susie

Comment
Phoebe Burns - Less than 100 Pages
10/20/2025 Motion Denied

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