State of Idaho vs. Kimball W. Mason: a timeline
Nov. 28, 2005 The Idaho attorney general's office starts investigating allegations that Idaho Falls prosecutor Kimball Mason mishandled city property. December 2005 The state's investigation goes public. Idaho Falls Mayor Linda Milam places Mason on administrative leave without pay. Mason resigns as city prosecutor the next month. March 20, 2006 State prosecutors file three felony charges against Mason for stealing guns from the IFPD's evidence room. In exchange, Mason agrees to come clean about 51 missing guns. April 19 Mason pleads guilty to two counts of grand theft and one count of falsifying a public document. May 30 Mason is sentenced to one to five years in prison. Judge William H. Woodland "retains jurisdiction" and allows Mason to serve six months in a minimum-security prison. June 2 Police raid Mason's home and find 37 guns, nine of which Mason stole and swore he had destroyed. Prosecutors launch a second investigation. Sept. 6 State prosecutors file 13 new felony charges against Mason. They also ask Woodland to order Mason to serve the remainder of his maximum five-year sentence.
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