A north Idaho jury has found Jonathan Renfro guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of a Coeur d’Alene police officer two years ago.
After deliberating for about four hours on Thursday, the jury announced its decision Friday at the Kootenai County Courthouse, convicting the 29-year-old Renfro in the 2015 shooting death of Sergeant Greg Moore.
Moore stopped Renfro while walking through a Coeur d’Alene neighborhood that had become the victim of recent car burglaries. Investigators said Renfro pulled out a gun, shot Moore, took the officer’s gun and then sped off in his car. Jurors also found Renfro guilty of robbery, concealing evidence, and removing a gun from a police officer.
Next is the “aggravating factors” phase of the case, in which prosecutors are expected to present evidence of alleged death threats to jailers and other inmates, and other statements to show Renfro continues to have a propensity to commit murder.
Should the jury find that one or more aggravating factors exist, they then would decide whether Renfro is sent to prison for life without the possibility of parole or receives the death penalty. (Spokesman-Review)
