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Bail jumper lands back in local jail

RALPH BARTHOLDT | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 4 years, 10 months AGO
by RALPH BARTHOLDT
Staff Writer | March 3, 2020 1:00 AM

A man who drove east on Interstate 90 two years ago with 37 pounds of marijuana in his trunk returned to jail Friday after his arrest on a warrant for jumping bail.

Timothy O. Shofner had already accepted a plea agreement in a Coeur d’Alene court that called for a suspended prison sentence, but he skipped bail and failed to appear for sentencing a year ago.

Last Friday, however, Shofner was arrested by deputies in Kootenai County and booked back into the jail where he remains on a no-bond hold.

His sentencing is scheduled for March 19.

Shofner, 29, and Katlynn M. Johnson, 24, were driving east over Fourth of July Pass in a red Dodge Durango, Feb. 2, 2017, when they were stopped by Idaho State Police for a traffic infraction. Troopers smelled marijuana in the vehicle and Shofner told them he had dispensary cannabis, according to a report.

A search of the SUV uncovered 37 pounds of marijuana partitioned into 39 heat-sealed bags, police said.

Shofner allegedly told troopers he was being paid to transport the pot from Oregon to Minnesota. He was charged with felony trafficking which carries a mandatory minimum five-year sentence. Johnson was not charged.

After a year of hearings, Shofner, who posted bail not long after his arrest, pleaded guilty as part of a plea agreement to possession with intent to deliver marijuana.

First District Judge Richard Christensen said he would consider the plea agreement that called for a five-year suspended sentence, five months in the local jail and a $5,000 fine.

But Shofner failed to appear for sentencing a year ago, and a warrant was issued for his arrest.

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