Case Information


CR28-25-3185 | State of Idaho Plaintiff, vs. Jason Myles Rook Defendant.

Case Number
CR28-25-3185

Court
Kootenai County District Court

Judicial Officer
McHugh, Barry

File Date
02/24/2025

Case Type
Criminal

Case Status
Active - Pending

Party

State
State of Idaho

 

Active Attorneys

Lead Attorney
Kootenai County Prosecutor (CR)

Defendant
Rook, Jason Myles

DOB
XX/XX/1977

 

Active Attorneys

Lead Attorney
Logsdon, Jay Weston

Retained

Attorney
Onosko, Benjamin Martin

Retained

Charge

Charges
Rook, Jason Myles
  DescriptionStatuteLevelDate
1Murder II18-4001-IFelony02/23/2025
2BurglaryI18-1401Felony02/23/2025
3Stalking in the First DegreeI18-7905Felony02/23/2025
4Evidence-Destruction, Alteration or ConcealmentI18-2603 {F}Felony02/23/2025

Bond Settings


Setting Date
2/24/2025

Disposition Events

04/03/2025 Plea

Judicial Officer
Pittman, Ross

1
Murder I
Not Guilty
2
Burglary
Not Guilty
3
Stalking in the First Degree
Not Guilty
4
Evidence-Destruction, Alteration or Concealment
Not Guilty

07/02/2025 Plea

Judicial Officer
McHugh, Barry

1
Murder I
Guilty
3
Stalking in the First Degree
Guilty

Events and Hearings


  • 02/24/2025 New Case - Criminal

    Judicial Officer
    Pittman, Ross

  • 02/24/2025 Criminal Complaint

    Judicial Officer
    Caldwell, Robert

    Comment
    PITTMAN

  • 02/24/2025 Affidavit of Probable Cause

  • 02/24/2025 Probable Cause Order

    Judicial Officer
    Caldwell, Robert

  • 02/24/2025 Warrant/Det Order Issued - Arrest

    Judicial Officer
    Caldwell, Robert

    Comment
    $1000,000.00

  • 02/27/2025 Video Arraignment

    Original Type
    Video Arraignment

    Judicial Officer(s)
    Clerk, Magistrate Court, Oxendine, Keisha, Murdock, Katherine

    Hearing Time
    2:00 PM

    Result
    Hearing Held

    Parties Present

    State: State of Idaho

    Prosecuting Attorney: Kootenai County Prosecutor (CR)

    Defendant: Rook, Jason Myles

    Public Defender: Logsdon, Jay Weston

  • 02/27/2025 Warrant Returned - Served

  • 02/27/2025 Application for Public Defender

  • 02/27/2025 Order Appointing State Public Defender

    Judicial Officer
    Oxendine, Keisha

  • 02/27/2025 Notice of Appearance

    Comment
    Request Timely PH/Motion Bond Reduction/NoH

  • 02/27/2025 Request for Discovery

    Comment
    Defendants

  • 02/27/2025 Motion

    Comment
    to Preserved Crime Scene and Evidence

  • 02/27/2025 Order

    Judicial Officer
    Oxendine, Keisha

    Comment
    to Preserve Crime Scene and Evidence

  • 02/27/2025 Notice of Hearing

    Comment
    PRELIMS

  • 02/27/2025 Order

    Judicial Officer
    Oxendine, Keisha

    Comment
    Regarding Electronic Devices and Cameras

  • 02/27/2025 Notification of Rights

  • 02/27/2025 Court Minutes

    Judicial Officer
    Oxendine, Keisha

    Comment
    Video Arraignment 02/27/25 @ 2pm

  • 02/27/2025 No Contact Order

  • 02/28/2025 Notice of Assignment (PD)

    Comment
    Second Seat

  • 03/04/2025 No Contact Order

    Comment
    Served

  • 03/04/2025 Subpoena Returned

    Comment
    Served-JA

  • 03/05/2025 Subpoena Returned

    Comment
    Served - AS

  • 03/07/2025 Preliminary Hearing

    Original Type
    Preliminary Hearing

    Judicial Officer(s)
    Clerk, Magistrate Court, Cafferty (Magistrate), John A.

    Hearing Time
    8:30 AM

    Result
    Hearing Held

    Comment
    NOA and Request for Timely Prelim filed 2/27/25

    Parties Present

    State: State of Idaho

    Prosecuting Attorney: Kootenai County Prosecutor (CR)

    Defendant: Rook, Jason Myles

    Public Defender: Logsdon, Jay Weston

  • 03/07/2025 Court Minutes

    Judicial Officer
    Cafferty (Magistrate), John A.

    Comment
    03/07/25 Preliminary Hearing

  • 03/07/2025 Motion

    Comment
    to Release Crime Scene

  • 03/07/2025 Order for Release

    Judicial Officer
    Randles, Destry

    Comment
    of Crime Scene

  • 03/10/2025 Notice of Hearing

    Comment
    PRELIMS

  • 03/11/2025 Preliminary Hearing

    Judicial Officer(s)
    Clerk, Magistrate Court, Randles, Destry

    Hearing Time
    1:30 PM

    Cancel Reason
    Vacated

  • 03/13/2025 Subpoena Issued

    Comment
    Subpoena Duces Tecum

  • 03/13/2025 Response to Request for Discovery

    Comment
    Plaintiffs

  • 03/13/2025 Request for Discovery

    Comment
    Plaintiffs

  • 03/17/2025 Response to Request for Discovery

    Comment
    Defendant's

  • 03/17/2025 Supplemental Response to Request for Discovery

    Comment
    Plaintiff's First

  • 03/19/2025 Indictment

    Comment
    SUPERSEDING COPY

  • 03/19/2025 Motion

    Comment
    to Unseal for Purposes of Defense

  • 03/19/2025 Order

    Judicial Officer
    Cafferty (District), John A

    Comment
    to Unseal for Purposes of Defense

  • 03/19/2025 Bound Over (after Prelim)

  • 03/20/2025 Notice of Hearing

    Comment
    Arraignment

  • 03/20/2025 Motion to Disqualify Judge

    Comment
    Pittman

  • 03/21/2025 Motion to Enlarge

    Comment
    Time to File Pretrial Motions and Memo in Support

  • 03/21/2025 Motion

    Comment
    Requesting Release of GJ Material Under Qualified Protective Order

  • 03/21/2025 Motion

    Comment
    to Make Available to Record of All GJ Proceedings Under Protective Order

  • 03/24/2025 Notice of Hearing

    Judicial Officer
    Pittman, Ross

    Comment
    Regarding the Timeliness of the State's Motion to Disqualify

  • 03/25/2025 Notice

    Comment
    for Prosecutor to Respond

  • 03/27/2025 Response

    Comment
    to Court's Notice of Hearing

  • 04/02/2025 Order

    Comment
    Regarding Electronic Devices and Cameras

  • 04/02/2025 Objection

    Comment
    Partial Objection to Defendant Motion to Make Available Grand Jury Records

  • 04/02/2025 Response

    Comment
    to Defendants Motion to Enlarge Time

  • 04/03/2025 Arraignment - District Court

    Original Type
    Arraignment - District Court

    Judicial Officer
    Pittman, Ross

    Hearing Time
    9:00 AM

    Result
    Hearing Held

    Comment
    Victim's family to appear via ZOOM

    Parties Present

    State: State of Idaho

    Prosecuting Attorney: Kootenai County Prosecutor (CR)

    Defendant: Rook, Jason Myles

    Public Defender: Logsdon, Jay Weston

    Public Defender: Onosko, Benjamin Martin

  • 04/03/2025 Hearing Scheduled

    Original Type
    Hearing Scheduled

    Judicial Officer
    Pittman, Ross

    Hearing Time
    9:00 AM

    Result
    Hearing Held

    Comment
    Hearing Regarding the Timleiness of the States Motion to Disqualify

    Parties Present

    State: State of Idaho

    Prosecuting Attorney: Kootenai County Prosecutor (CR)

    Defendant: Rook, Jason Myles

    Public Defender: Logsdon, Jay Weston

    Public Defender: Onosko, Benjamin Martin

  • 04/03/2025 Court Minutes

    Judicial Officer
    Pittman, Ross

    Comment
    04/03/25 Arraignment, Motion re Timleiness of the States Motion to Disqualify

  • 04/03/2025 Advisement of Rights - Felony Arraignment (Provided to Def.)

    Judicial Officer
    Pittman, Ross

  • 04/03/2025 Notice of Hearing

    Comment
    Pre-trial Conference and Trial

  • 04/04/2025 Order

    Judicial Officer
    Pittman, Ross

    Comment
    Granting Motions to Extend Time to File Pretrial Motion and Notice of Intent

  • 04/04/2025 Supplemental Response to Request for Discovery

    Comment
    Plaintiff's 2nd

  • 04/08/2025 Order

    Comment
    Granting Release of Grand Jury Materials Under Qualified Protective Order

  • 04/08/2025 Order

    Comment
    to Make Available the Record of all Proceedings of the Grand Jury

  • 04/09/2025 Order

    Comment
    Denying Motion to Disqualify

  • 04/23/2025 Motion

    Comment
    for Permission to Appeal

  • 04/23/2025 Motion

    Comment
    to Reconsider Order Denying Motion to Disqualify

  • 04/24/2025 Notice of Hearing

    Comment
    Motions

  • 04/24/2025 Addendum

    Comment
    to Motion to Reconsider Order Denying Motion to Disqualify

  • 04/24/2025 Subpoena Issued

    Comment
    Subpoena Duces Tecum-USMS Task Force

  • 04/28/2025 Order of Voluntary Disqualification

    Judicial Officer
    Pittman, Ross

    Comment
    Judge Pittman

  • 04/28/2025 Notice of Reassignment

    Comment
    Honorable Judge Barry McHugh

  • 04/28/2025 Notice of Hearing

    Comment
    Pre-trial Conference and Jury Trial -AMENDED

  • 04/28/2025 Notice of Hearing

    Comment
    Status Conference

  • 04/29/2025 Motion for Zoom Hearing

  • 04/29/2025 Order

    Judicial Officer
    McHugh, Barry

    Comment
    for Zoom Appearance at Status Conference

  • 05/01/2025 Preliminary Hearing

    Judicial Officer(s)
    Clerk, Magistrate Court, Murdock, Katherine

    Hearing Time
    8:30 AM

    Cancel Reason
    Vacated

    Comment
    Reset on or after the 1st of May per 654 (SPEEDY WAIVED on 3/7)

  • 05/02/2025 Preliminary Hearing

    Judicial Officer(s)
    McFadden, Patrick R., Clerk, Magistrate Court, Cafferty (Magistrate), John A.

    Hearing Time
    1:30 PM

    Cancel Reason
    Vacated

  • 05/06/2025 Supplemental Response to Request for Discovery

    Comment
    Plaintiff's 3rd

  • 05/06/2025 Subpoena Issued

    Comment
    Subpoena Duces Tecum

  • 05/07/2025 Motion

    Comment
    -Court Reporter's Motion for Extension of Time to Prepare Grand Jury Transcript

  • 05/09/2025 Status Conference

    Original Type
    Status Conference

    Judicial Officer
    McHugh, Barry

    Hearing Time
    10:30 AM

    Result
    Hearing Held

    Parties Present

    State: State of Idaho

    Prosecuting Attorney: Kootenai County Prosecutor (CR)

    Defendant: Rook, Jason Myles

    Public Defender: Onosko, Benjamin Martin

  • 05/09/2025 Order

    Judicial Officer
    McHugh, Barry

    Comment
    Granting Court Reporter's Motion for Extension of Time to Prepare Grand Jury Transcript

  • 05/09/2025 Court Minutes

    Judicial Officer
    McHugh, Barry

    Comment
    Status Conference 05/09/2025

  • 05/12/2025 Order

    Judicial Officer
    McHugh, Barry

    Comment
    Extending Time to File Notice of Intent To Seek Death Penalty

  • 05/12/2025 Supplemental Response to Request for Discovery

    Comment
    Plaintiff's 4th

  • 05/14/2025 Motion for Reconsideration

    Judicial Officer
    Pittman, Ross

    Hearing Time
    9:00 AM

    Cancel Reason
    Vacated

    Comment
    KCPA 30 min-and Motion for Permission to Appeal

  • 05/15/2025 Supplemental Response to Request for Discovery

    Comment
    Plaintiffs RE: Expert Witness JD

  • 05/15/2025 Supplemental Response to Request for Discovery

    Comment
    Plaintiffs RE: Expert Witness TM

  • 05/16/2025 Supplemental Response to Request for Discovery

    Comment
    Plaintiff's Fifth

  • 05/19/2025 Supplemental Response to Request for Discovery

    Comment
    Plaintiffs RE: Expert Witness-MM

  • 05/22/2025 Notice

    Comment
    Invoice for Grand Jury Record

  • 05/30/2025 Notice

    Comment
    of Intent to Seek the Death Penalty

  • 06/02/2025 Supplemental Response to Request for Discovery

    Comment
    Plaintiff's Sixth

  • 06/20/2025 Supplemental Response to Request for Discovery

    Comment
    Plaintiff's 7th

  • 06/20/2025 Motion

    Comment
    to Strike the Death Penalty

  • 06/20/2025 Motion

    Comment
    to Strike Notice of Intent to Seek Death Penalty on Grounds of Arbitrariness

  • 06/20/2025 Motion

    Comment
    to Strike Notice of Intent to Seek Death Penalty on Grounds of Contemporary

  • 06/20/2025 Motion

    Comment
    to Strike Felony Murder Aggravator

  • 06/20/2025 Motion

    Comment
    to Strike Future Dangerousness Aggravator

  • 06/23/2025 Memorandum In Support of Motion

    Comment
    to Trifurcate the Proceedings

  • 06/23/2025 Motion

    Comment
    for Court Order Requiring the State to Provide Notice

  • 06/23/2025 Motion

    Comment
    to Adopt Voir Dire Procedure and Objection to Magic Question

  • 06/23/2025 Motion

    Comment
    to Strike HAC Aggravator

  • 06/23/2025 Motion

    Comment
    to Strike Notice of Intent to Seek Death Penalty-Failure to Present Aggravators

  • 06/23/2025 Motion

    Comment
    to Strike Notice of Intent to Seek Death Penalty-Internation Law

  • 06/23/2025 Motion

    Comment
    to Strike Notice of Intent to Seek Death Penalty-Grounds of Means of Execution

  • 06/23/2025 Motion

    Comment
    to Strike States Notice of Intent Seek Death Penalty-Vagueness

  • 06/23/2025 Motion

    Comment
    to Strike Utter Disregard Aggravator

  • 06/23/2025 Motion

    Comment
    to Dismiss Indictment

  • 06/23/2025 Objection

    Comment
    to Death Qualification of Jury

  • 06/24/2025 Notice of Hearing

    Comment
    Motions

  • 06/24/2025 Notice of Hearing

    Comment
    Motion for Court Order

  • 06/24/2025 Motion to Suppress

    Comment
    Amazon

  • 06/24/2025 Motion to Suppress

    Comment
    Biomed

  • 06/24/2025 Motion to Suppress

    Comment
    Phone

  • 06/24/2025 Motion to Suppress

    Comment
    Social Media

  • 06/24/2025 Motion to Suppress

    Comment
    Storage Unit

  • 06/24/2025 Motion

    Comment
    to Strike Great Risk of Death to Multiple Persons Aggravator

  • 06/25/2025 Notice of Hearing

    Comment
    Motion to Strike

  • 06/27/2025 Notice of Hearing

    Comment
    Motions

  • 06/27/2025 Pretrial Settlement Offer

    Comment
    Signed

  • 06/30/2025 Notice of Hearing

    Comment
    Plea Change

  • 06/30/2025 Motion to Shorten Time

  • 06/30/2025 Motion for Zoom Hearing

    Comment
    for Plea Change

  • 06/30/2025 Supplemental Response to Request for Discovery

    Comment
    Plaintiff's 8th

  • 07/01/2025 Order

    Judicial Officer
    McHugh, Barry

    Comment
    to Appear by Zoom for Plea Change

  • 07/02/2025 Change of Plea

    Original Type
    Change of Plea

    Judicial Officer
    McHugh, Barry

    Hearing Time
    3:00 PM

    Result
    Hearing Held

    Parties Present

    State: State of Idaho

    Prosecuting Attorney: Kootenai County Prosecutor (CR)

    Defendant: Rook, Jason Myles

    Public Defender: Logsdon, Jay Weston

    Public Defender: Onosko, Benjamin Martin

  • 07/02/2025 Court Minutes

    Judicial Officer
    McHugh, Barry

    Comment
    Plea Change

  • 07/03/2025 PSI Face Sheet

    Judicial Officer
    McHugh, Barry

  • 07/31/2025 Motion Hearing

    Judicial Officer
    McHugh, Barry

    Hearing Time
    01:00 PM

    Cancel Reason
    Vacated

    Comment
    Motion for Order Requiring the State...(filed 06/23/2025); Motion to Strike Notice of Death Penalty - Aggravators to Neutral Fact Finder (filed 06/23/2025); Motion to Strike HAC Aggravator (filed 06/23/2025); Motion to Strike Felony Murder Aggravator (filed 06/20/2025); Motion to Strike Utter Disregard Aggravator (filed 06/23/2025)

  • 08/15/2025 Motion Hearing

    Judicial Officer
    McHugh, Barry

    Hearing Time
    01:30 PM

    Cancel Reason
    Vacated

    Comment
    Motion to Dismiss Indictment (filed 06/23/2025); Objection to Death Qualification of Jury (filed 06/23/2025); Motion to Strike Death Penalty - Speedy Trial & Effective Counsel (filed 06/20/2025); Motion to Strike Notice of Death Penalty - Arbitrariness (filed 06/20/2025); Motion to Strike Notice of Death Penalty - Decency (filed 06/20/2025); Motion to Strike Notice of Death Penalty - Vagueness in Balancing Aggravators/Mitigators (filed 06/23/2025); Motion to Strike Notice of Death Penalty - International Law (filed 06/23/2025); Motion to Strike Notice of Death Penalty - Means of Execution (filed 06/23/2025); Motion to Strike Future Dangerousness Aggravator (filed 06/20/2025); Motion to Trifurcate (filed 06/23/2025); Motion Re: Voir Dire Magic Question (filed 06/23/2025)

  • 08/21/2025 Pre-trial Conference

    Judicial Officer
    Pittman, Ross

    Hearing Time
    3:00 PM

    Cancel Reason
    Vacated

  • 08/29/2025 Motion to Suppress

    Judicial Officer
    McHugh, Barry

    Hearing Time
    9:00 AM

    Cancel Reason
    Vacated

    Comment
    Amazon (filed 06/24/2025); Storage Unit (filed 06/24/2025); Biomed (filed 06/24/2025); Social Media (filed 06/24/2025); Phone (filed 06/24/2025); Motion to Strike Multiple Persons Aggravator (filed 06/24/2025)

  • 09/02/2025 Jury Trial

    Judicial Officer
    Pittman, Ross

    Hearing Time
    9:00 AM

    Cancel Reason
    Vacated

    Comment
    4 weeks

  • 09/12/2025 Pre-trial Conference

    Judicial Officer
    McHugh, Barry

    Hearing Time
    9:00 AM

    Cancel Reason
    Vacated

  • 09/22/2025 Jury Trial

    Judicial Officer
    McHugh, Barry

    Hearing Time
    9:00 AM

    Cancel Reason
    Vacated

    Comment
    4 weeks

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