Task force arrest four in Post Falls during fugitive search

Officers tracked wanted fugitive Johnny Levi Turcott to a shed near North Idaho Road and 16th Avenue in Post Falls, where a U.S. Marshals-led task force used a tactical canine to take him into custody and arrested four people.

Turcott, 37, was wanted by the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office on domestic battery and attempted strangulation charges. He refused commands to surrender before the task force deployed the dog. He was taken to a medical center before being booked.

The other people arrested were Scott J. Murray, 50, of Post Falls, on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia; Aaron N. Mattes, 40, of Post Falls, on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and harboring a fugitive; and Kendra L. Martinez, 48, of Post Falls, on suspicion of harboring a fugitive and obstruction.

The Greater Idaho Fugitive Task Force included the Post Falls Police Department, Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office, Coeur d’Alene Police Department, Idaho Department of Corrections and the U.S. Marshals Service. The task force is a federal, state and local partnership to locate, arrest and return violent and egregious fugitives to the justice system.

In February 2026, a Post Falls investigation led to an arrest in Spokane, where Christian Harrison Evensizer was taken into custody on a charge of aggravated lewd conduct with a minor under 12. The case involved the FBI, Idaho Department of Corrections, Post Falls Police Department, Spokane Valley Police Department, Washington State Department of Corrections and Washington State Patrol.