Idaho Briefs

Battery suspect mulling plea

SANDPOINT - A Priest River man accused of attacking another man with a pool cue last month took his plea to a felony battery charge under advisement on Monday.

Gregg Ross was scheduled to be arraigned in 1st District Court, but his defense counsel sought a continuance, court records show. Judge Barbara Buchanan reset the hearing for June 15.

Ross, 24, is charged with aggravated battery in connection with the attack. He allegedly attacked the victim for stealing money from him, a probable cause affidavit said.

Van crashes into Boise restaurant, two hospitalized

BOISE (AP) - Police in Boise, Idaho, are investigating after a van carrying four people crashed into a pancake restaurant.

KTVB-TV reports that the adult male van driver and an adult male passenger suffered non-life-threatening injuries Monday afternoon. Police say they were taken to a hospital.

Two other passengers suffered minor injuries.

Police say The Original Pancake House restaurant was closed and no one was inside.