Utt exonerated in Bonner County murder probe

April 13, 2017

The Bonner County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday issued a press release exonerating Nathan Utt as a suspect in a suspicious death reported in Hope, Idaho, April 5. Utt was identified as a suspect based on evidence collected at the crime scene and local eyewitnesses who said they'd seen Utt in the area prior to the discovery of the death of the elderly woman, however, after his capture on an arrest warrant, Utt provided solid evidence that he wasn't in the state at the time the woman died, but was in Eugene, Oregon. After verifying his testimony, the Bonner County prosecutor dismissed the charge and Utt was released. The investigation remains ongoing and residents in the Trestle Creek area of Hope are asked to remain vigilant. Anyone with information on the case is asked to call Bonner County Dispatch, (208) 265-5525, or the anonymous Crime Tips Hotline, (208) 255-2677.