Briefs

• Man gets 5 years for pulling gun during argument

CALDWELL (AP) - A southwest Idaho man who pulled a gun on a woman during an argument has been sentenced to five years in prison.

The Idaho Press-Tribune reports that 26-year-old Jonathan Cody Wills received the sentence Monday in 3rd District Court and must serve two years before becoming eligible for parole.

Wills pleaded guilty Aug. 15 to aggravated assault after being arrested for pointing a handgun at a woman with whom he argued.

Prosecutors dropped other charges, including a persistent violator enhancement, in exchange for the guilty plea.

• Sheriff: Prisoner injured after courthouse jump

MALAD (AP) - Authorities say a man in custody jumped over a banister at the Oneida County Courthouse in eastern Idaho and sustained serious injuries.

Oneida County Sheriff Jeffery Semrad said the man had just been arraigned on a felony burglary charge on Monday when he jumped from the third floor to the second floor and fell about 12 feet.

Semrad said the man was transported to Portneuf Medical Center and on Monday was listed in serious condition.

Semrad says the Tri-County Sheriff's Association has been asked to investigate.