Man accused of shooting deputy facing multiple charges in Bonneville County
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IDAHO FALLS — A man accused of shooting a Bingham County Sheriff’s deputy is now facing multiple felony robbery and aggravated battery charges for incidents prior to the Sept. 21 shooting.
Juan Santos-Quintero, 23, was arrested and charged with aggravated battery and aggravated assault on law enforcement after allegedly shooting a Bingham County Sheriff’s deputy in Firth. The additional battery and robbery charges were filed in Bonneville County last week.
Santos-Quintero and Denise Lynne Williams, 25, are suspected of robbing two people outside of Panda Express on Sept. 15. Santos-Quintero allegedly punched one of the men multiple times in the face and hit him over the head with a gun before taking $102 out of his wallet.
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Williams allegedly grabbed the other man by the arm and took two grocery bags from him. The grocery bags reportedly contained school supplies and soccer gear.
Santos-Quintero and Williams are also facing charges for a robbery at Common Cents on Broadway on Sept. 20.
Prior to the instances, Santos-Quintero and another unidentified Hispanic male also allegedly stole $700 worth of property from an Idaho Falls apartment on Sept. 10.
The victim told investigators he received a call from his ex-girlfriend. While on the phone with her someone knocked on his door. When he opened the door, two Hispanic men were on the porch. That’s when he noticed his ex-girlfriend sitting in a car outside his apartment, according to court documents.
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Police reports show he went to confront her and that’s when the two men, one was later identified as Santos-Quintero, entered the apartment and began taking things.
When the victim went to confront them, Santos-Quintero allegedly pointed a gun at him. The victim punched Santos-Quintero in the face. Santos-Quintero, in turn, hit the victim over the head with the gun causing the gun to fire. After that, the victim complied with the two men’s demands.
They allegedly stole four skateboards, a laptop, a drone, clothes and glasses totaling about $700.
Santos-Quintero is scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 31 for a preliminary hearing.