Three years after two sheriff’s deputies shot and killed a Council
rancher, a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family has been settled
for $2.6 million. Adams County sheriff’s deputies Brian Wood and Cody Roland
shot and killed Jack Yantis on Nov. 1, 2015, while the rancher was attempting to put down his bull that had been severely injured in a car crash. A car driven by a Nampa couple
struck the bull on U.S. 95 in front of the Yantis ranch north of
Council. County dispatchers had called Yantis, 62, at home to tell him
to take care of the injured animal. He went to the road with his rifle
to euthanize it. The deputies said Yantis held his rifle in a
threatening manner and refused commands to lower it. They shot him 12
times. Following a nine-month investigation by Idaho State Police, the Idaho Attorney General’s Office and the FBI, both
state and federal prosecutors announced they did not have enough evidence to file criminal charges.
The two deputies no longer work for Adam County.
Roland resigned one month after the shooting. Wood left after being on
paid leave for 10 months following the shooting. County representatives
would not say if he resigned or was terminated. The
family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against
the county, Wood and Roland in October 2017. A federal judge dismissed
the case on Nov. 20 because a settlement had been reached.
The Statesman confirmed the
settlement amount Tuesday via a public records request with the Idaho
Counties Risk Management Program, a self-insurance pool that insures
local governments, including Adams County...
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