Ellington found guilty

A Kootenai County jury has found Jonathan W. Ellington guilty of second-degree murder and two counts of aggravated battery.

The charges stem from a 2006 incident in which Ellington, of Athol, ran over Vonette Larsen with his Chevrolet Blazer on Scarcello Road after she exited her car at the end of a high-speed chase of Ellington. She was killed in front of her husband, Joel Larsen, and two of their daughters, Jovon and Joleen Larsen.

Ellington was convicted of second-degree murder and aggravated battery following a jury trial in 2006, and he spent six years behind bars. The Idaho Supreme Court overturned that decision last year and allowed a new trial after determining that a prosecution witness lied on the witness stand.