Idaho

Idaho authorities are investigating possible suspects in last week’s slaying of three people, including a father and son who are former Brigham City residents.

Brent L. “Bird Dog” Christensen, 61, his son Trent Jon Christensen, 32, and Yavette Chivon Carter, 27, were found shot to death Friday in a home near Holbrook, Idaho, just north of the Utah border. Carter was Trent Christensen’s girlfriend.

Carter’s daughters, who are 2 months and 2 years old, respectively, were uninjured in the attack.

BOISE, Idaho — Novak Djokovic wasn’t optimistic about his right ankle injury after lifting Serbia to an insurmountable 3-1 lead over the U.S. with a 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-1, 6-0 win over Sam Querrey in a Davis Cup quarterfinal.

The world No. 1 twisted the ankle while hitting a forehand at 1-1, 30-40 on Querrey’s serve in the third game of the match at the Taco Bell Arena on Sunday.

“Injuries are part of the sport and you try to avoid them as an athlete as much as you can,” Djokovic said. “The nature of the injury is still to be determined.

BOISE, Idaho — Authorities in eastern Idaho are investigating the shooting deaths of two men and a woman whose bodies were found in a residence near Holbrook that contained a marijuana grow operation on property that also raised pit bulls.

The Oneida County Sheriff's Office describes the killings as a triple homicide that occurred sometime between Thursday afternoon and evening by someone who had some type of relationship with the victims, whose bodies were found Friday. Police said the general public is not in immediate danger.

BOISE — An Idaho inmate accused of the sexual assault and beating death of an 11-year-old Ogden girl two decades ago claims the DNA test that identified him as a suspect is faulty.

Gregory Seamons told a judge Tuesday he has proof that the DNA sample taken in 2011 by Ogden police at the Valley County Jail in Idaho was done in dirty conditions. Seamons said he wants Idaho Gov. Butch Otter to know about the flaw with the test.

If that doesn’t sway the governor, Seamons said he will file a writ of habeas corpus with the district court, meaning he will fight extradition. If that happens, it could be months before Seamons is brought to Utah, where he is charged with first-degree aggravated murder and rape in the 1983 slaying of Rebecca Lemberger.

Randall Allen Johnson died Sunday, March 17, 2013. Vigil service will be 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 22, 2013 at Yates Funeral Home, Coeur D’Alene, Idaho, Chapel followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Coeur D'Alene. Post condolences at www.yatesfuneralhomes.com. To read the full obituary, see the Standard-Examiner's e-edition. 

Merrill Joseph May, 77, died Friday, March 15, 2013, at his Rockland, Idaho, home of complications following a stroke. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. March 20 at the Rockland, Idaho, LDS Chapel. A viewing will be at 11:30 a.m. Interment, Valley View Cemetery in Rockland. Post condolences at www.davisrosemortuary.com. To read the full obituary, see the Standard-Examiner’s e-edition.