Teen sentenced to 60 years for murder of Blackfoot mother

'Cold, deliberate and heinous': 17-year-old will spend decades in prison for killing young Blackfoot mother

Bobby Grant Jackson Jr., 17, was sentenced Wednesday to 24 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the shooting death of Rebecca Rivera. | Daniel V. Ramirez, EastIdahoNews.com BLACKFOOT — A teenager who pleaded guilty to shooting and killing a 30-year-old mother in her Blackfoot home has been sentenced to at least 24 years in prison. Bobby Grant Jackson Jr., 17, pleaded guilty to one felony count of second-degree murder …

Teen sentenced to 60 years for murder of Blackfoot mother

BLACKFOOT, Idaho (KIFI) — The young man charged with the fatal shooting of a Blackfoot mother in her home last year will spend up to the next six decades behind bars. 16-year-old Bobby G. Jackson was sentenced to 24 years fixed and 36 years indeterminate for Second Degree Murder in the death of Rebecca Rivera, the Blackfoot Police Department announced today. On October 23, 2025, prosecutors say Jackson stole a firearm before meeting with and sho…