County Commissioner is alleged to have stabbed a girl at Payette River

BOISE COUNTY — A lawsuit filed in March alleges that a family was assaulted while recreating on the Payette River last fall during a fight involving a Boise County commissioner and other men.

The suit alleges that plaintiffs Abby Beard, Treyson Beard and T.B. (who was a minor at the time of the incident) were rafting on the Main Payette River on private rafts on Aug. 23, 2025, when the incident, which ended in a stabbing and hospitalization, began.

Reached over the phone on Friday, Commissioner Darrell "Lindy" Lindstrom offered "no comment" on the matter, citing the ongoing investigation and legal advice from an attorney. 

About a mile from the takeout spot near Parnell Beach Recreation Spot, several men on jet skis were allegedly operating at high speeds with open alcohol containers and in proximity to the plaintiffs’ rafts. T.B. “directed gestures” at the group of men due to their “reckless, dangerous” behavior, the lawsuit states.

After pulling their rafts off the Payette River, the plaintiffs say they were “aggressively” approached by the group of men at the takeout. One man, identified as Lloyd Asher and another unidentified man “threw their hands up asking, ‘Who wanted to fight,’” before the unidentified man allegedly pushed Abby Beard to the ground and T.B. into the water.

Upon seeing this, a third party, identified as “Dylan,” confronted the unidentified man, leading to a physical altercation. 

The ensuing fight recorded by Treyson Beard saw Asher and the unidentified man threaten Abby, Treyson, T.B. and Dylan “that they were going to kill them,” prompting Abby to retrieve a sheathed river safety knife for protection, the suit states. 

Abby demanded that the unidentified male and Asher leave the area. The two left and returned just minutes later with Lindstrom, Boise County resident Bo Fisher and two other unidentified men. 

While trying to break up a confrontation between Treyson and Asher, Abby brandished the knife to scare off the men before being forced to the ground by Lindstrom, who grabbed the sheathed knife and held it to her throat, the suit states. T.B. tried to intervene in the attack by taking away the knife from Lindstrom, but Lindstrom allegedly stabbed T.B. in the leg and threw the knife in the river. 

As this took place, Fisher was alleged to have attacked Treyson by punching him in the back of the head and then beating him. As a result of this attack, Treyson reportedly suffered “severe facial and dental injuries,” the suit states. 

Shortly thereafter, a police officer and an ambulance arrived to transport T.B. to Saint Alphonsus Hospital in Boise. As a result of the fight, T.B. was described as having suffered a large slash mark to the outside of her left leg, two smaller stab wounds and a hand injury.

The suit states that the plaintiffs have faced delays and stalls by Boise County authorities after filing the necessary police reports, as of the suit’s filing on March 26.

Though stopping short of alleging wrongdoing by law enforcement, the suit notes that the plaintiffs became aware of Lindstrom's role as a county commissioner and of the defendants' professional and/or personal relationships with the Boise County Sheriff's Office after the altercation took place.

Lindstrom was elected as a Boise County Commissioner in 2022 and 2024, running unopposed in both elections. Lindstrom's District 3 seat is not up for election this year as he is serving a four-year term.

During a phone interview on Friday, Boise County Sheriff Scott Turner said his office had already conducted a "thorough and accurate" investigation into the incident. Turner said the office's investigators were now reviewing the findings in this investigation, Boise County Prosecutor Alex Sosa and outside prosecution. 

Sosa was unavailable at the time of writing to provide comment on the other prosecuting attorney's office assisting with the investigatory review.