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6 days ago
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Boise man in DUI crash was nearly 3 times over legal limit. Here's his sentence
A Boise man whose alcohol content was nearly three times the legal limit will go to prison after he seriously injured another driver while speeding down Cloverdale Road last November. Fourth Judicial District Senior Judge Michael Reardon sentenced Shane Sperry to 12 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to felony aggravated driving under the influence, according to a Wednesday news release from the Ada County Prosecutor's Office. Reardon retained jurisdiction over the 21-year-old's criminal case and placed him on an alternative sentencing option known as a rider. That means he'll spend roughly the next year in prison before having a hearing to review his progress in front of Reardon. If Sperry does well on his rider, he could be released on probation, but if he doesn't, he could go to prison for at least another year, and up to 10 more. Sperry was driving an estimated 95 mph on Cloverdale Road — in a 45-mph zone — in the early hours of Nov. 24 when he collided with a Ford Bronco driven by a woman who was turning onto Cloverdale from her subdivision, the prosecutor's office said. She sustained a nasal bone fracture and lacerations to her face. The crash was investigated by the Ada County Sheriff's Office, which found through a breath test that Sperry's alcohol content was .226, the release said. The legal limit is .08. 'We are grateful the victim survived this devastating crash,' Ada County Prosecutor Jan Bennetts said in the release. 'This case is a reminder of the dangers of impaired and reckless driving, and I want to thank the Ada County Sheriff's Office and our prosecution team for their work in holding Mr. Sperry accountable.'
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22-02-2025
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Boise clinic owner, a former Idaho political candidate, accused of sexual abuse of a minor
The owner of a Boise mental health clinic has been accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a young girl. Ryan Jenks — who also ran as a Republican for a state representative position in 2014 — was charged last week with several felonies related to the sexual abuse of a minor after prosecutors alleged that he sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl nearly a decade ago. Jenks, now 45, was arrested on a $1 million warrant and charged with three felonies: lewd conduct with a child under 16 years old and two counts of child sexual abuse of a minor under 16 years old, court records showed. The Meridian resident is the owner and CEO of Brighter Future Health, a mental health clinic that provides counseling and other types of care to children, teens and adults in the Treasure Valley, private attorney Jeff Brownson said in court last week. Business records reviewed by the Idaho Statesman confirmed Jenks owns the clinic. Austin Sosynski, a legal intern for the Ada County Prosecutor's Office, alleged during a hearing last week that Jenks assaulted the child on four separate occasions between May and September 2016. Jenks also admitted over a phone call that he knew that he had molested the girl, Sosynski added. 'The danger to the community that this poses is significant,' Sosynski said. 'The defendant in this case committed sexual acts on a child which poses a massive threat to the safety of the community — both to children and to parents of other children as well.' Sosynski asked 4th District Magistrate Judge Cathleen MacGregor Irby to keep Jenks' bond at $1 million. But Brownson argued for a $75,000 bond. He said that while the allegations against his client were 'serious' the charges were from nearly a decade ago, so his client was not a current danger to society. 'For the last 10 years, essentially, he's been a contributing member of our society,' Brownson added. He said that Jenks has 'exceptionally strong' ties to the community, and that he's lived in Idaho for over 30 years. Jenks previously worked as a family and criminal defense attorney but no longer practices law since he started Brighter Future Health, Brownson said. Jenks isn't a treatment provider but he employs about 25 people between the clinic's Boise and Nampa offices. 'Idaho is this man's life,' Brownson said. 'This is where he is, his family, his businesses. He's not going anywhere.' MacGregor Irby agreed with the defense and set bond at $75,000. Jenks posted his bond and bailed out of the Ada County Jail after last week's hearing, court records showed. His next hearing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Ada County Courthouse.
