Bomb Squad Called in After Backpack Catches Fire at Kootenai County Event

Bomb squad called in after backpack catches fire at Kootenai County event

COEUR D’ALENE (KIVI) — A 21-year-old Californian man has been arrested on arson charges after a backpack caught fire in Kootenai County. Deputies with the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a backpack exploding during a gold mining event on Saturday, March 8. Upon further investigation, authorities learned that two vendors got into an altercation on Friday, March 7. The next day, the son of one of the vendors threw a backp…

Explosive Incident at Kootenai County Fairgrounds

KOOTENAI COUNTY, Idaho — Deputies responded Sunday afternoon after a backpack exploded during a gold mining event at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds.According t

California man arrested after backpack explosion at Kootenai County gold mining event

KOOTENAI COUNTY, Idaho -- A California man was arrested for an argument that ended with a backpack explosion during a gold mining event at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds. According to the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office, calls came in at around 1:15 on Saturday saying a backpack exploded during the event. The sheriff's office says two

Spokane bomb squad called in after backpack catches fire in Kootenai County

A 21-year-old Californian man has been arrested on arson charges after a backpack caught fire in Kootenai County.Deputies with the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) responded to a report of a backpack exploding during a gold mining event on Saturday, March 8.Upon further investigation, authorities learned that two vendors got into an altercation on Friday, March 7. The next day, the son of one of the vendors threw a backpack underneath the…

Man arrested for suspected arson after backpack fire at Kootenai County Fairgrounds

The Kootenai County Sheriff's Office reports a backpack "exploded" at a gold mining event, leading to the arrest of a 21-year-old man on suspicion of arson.

Backpack Explosion Reported at Kootenai County Fairgrounds; One Arrested

COEUR D’ALENE, ID — A man was arrested Sunday after authorities say a backpack exploded during an event at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds. According to the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched around 1:15 p.m. on March 8 after receiving a report that a backpack had exploded during a gold mining event at the fairgrounds. Investigators say the incident may have stemmed from an apparent dispute between two vendors that began …