Jose G. Luna, 40, Bonners
Ferry, will serve a 365-day rider in the Idaho
Department of Corrections facility in Cottonwood
after pleading guilty felony DUI.
He was sentenced last week
by Judge Steve Verby to two to four years in
prison, with that sentenced suspended and
jurisdiction retained, meaning that after a year
in Cottonwood, he'll return to the Boundary
County District Court, at which time he could be
placed on probation.
According to court records,
Bonners Ferry Police Officer Don Moore spotted a
Toyota pickup travelling about 35 miles-per-hour
on Kaniksu Street at 10:52 a.m. January 22, a
street zoned 20, carrying an unsecure load and
with the rear license plate obscured by the
tailgate. Moore pulled it over and found Luna
behind the wheel, intoxicated.
Moore knew Luna, having
arrested him on the same charge in 2009, Luna's
third DUI since 2004.
Luna, who had a blood
alcohol reading of .159 at the time of his
arrest, had his nine year old son in the
vehicle. In addition to the felony DUI, he was
also charged with injury to a child, possessing
a cancelled drivers license and driving with an
invalid license, all misdemeanors.
Those charges were dropped
in a plea agreement.
If Luna fails to meet the
sentencing conditions or fails to meet the
expectations of Department of Corrections staff,
he could be remanded to complete the suspended
prison term.
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