Clockwise from top left: Emma Iannacone, Public Information Officer; Coroner Torey Danner; JR Farnsworth, Chief Deputy Coroner; Jack Siler Sherlock, social media internTeamwork really made the dream work for Bannock County at the Idaho Press Club Awards last weekend....
Coroner Press Releases
Deceased Identification: robbery suspect dies by suicide
The Bannock County Coroner’s Office, in cooperation with the Chubbuck Police Department and Pocatello Police Department, has confirmed the identity of the deceased following the suspected robbery and death by suicide near 4310 Yellowstone Avenue in Chubbuck on...
Deceased Identification: single-vehicle crash in Chubbuck
The Bannock County Coroner’s Office, in cooperation with the Chubbuck Police Department, has confirmed the identity of the deceased following the single-vehicle collision on the 4400 block of Yellowstone Avenue in Chubbuck on Wednesday evening, April 12, 2023....
Deceased Identification: Wrong-Way Driver Fatal Crash in Pocatello
The Bannock County Coroner’s Office, in cooperation with Idaho State Police, has confirmed the identity of the deceased following a three-vehicle collision on I15 southbound at milepost 70.4 in Bannock County on Friday, February 17, 2023. Deceased: Tyler Michael Gunn,...
Deceased Identification: fatal officer-involved shooting on Center Street
The Bannock County Coroner’s Office, in cooperation with Eastern Idaho Critical Incident Taskforce, has confirmed the identity of the deceased following an officer-involved shooting on the 700 block of West Center Street in Pocatello on Friday, January 27, 2023....
Deceased Identification: semi and pickup truck collision
The Bannock County Coroner’s Office, in cooperation with Idaho State Police, has confirmed the identity of the deceased following a collision between a semi and pickup truck northbound on Interstate 15 at milepost 62 in Bannock County on Tuesday, January 24, 2023....
Deceased Identification: accidental fall victim
The Bannock County Coroner’s Office, in cooperation with the Bannock County Sheriff’s Office, has confirmed the identity of the person who fell from a roof on Moonlight Mine Road east of Pocatello on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. Deceased: Juan Sanchez, 52, of Shelley,...
Deceased Identification: pedestrian fatally struck on South 5th Avenue
The Bannock County Coroner’s Office, in cooperation with the Pocatello Police Department and Idaho State Police, has confirmed the identity of the deceased pedestrian fatally struck on South 5th Avenue near Jason Avenue in Pocatello on Saturday, December 10, 2022....
Bannock County, Idaho State University to Build Forensic Pathology Center
POCATELLO–– Idaho State University and Bannock County have signed an agreement to fund and build the East Idaho Forensic Pathology Center on Idaho State University’s Pocatello campus. The center will be a state-of-the-art facility where autopsies will be performed,...
Bannock County Coroner’s Office gains new equipment to better serve region
Thanks to a generous donation from the Greater Idaho Healthcare Coalition, the Bannock County Coroner’s Office is now the proud owner of a Mobile Morgue Trailer. The trailer will be used regionally as a deployable asset for large-scale incidents that require a mass...