Details emerge in Boundary County death investigation

Police arrest nephew of Post Falls man whose body was found

POST FALLS — A 20-year-old nephew of the Post Falls man found dead in a remote area of Boundary County two weeks ago was arrested on Friday in connection with the case.

Skyler Abbott Ingraham was arrested and booked into the Kootenai County jail for felony failure to report the death of his uncle — Brent Barron, 53, of Post Falls — to the proper authorities.

The charge could be changed pending the investigation. BCSO officials earlier stated the case is being investigated as a possible homicide.

"Initial investigations revealed that an argument ensued between Ingraham and Barron, as well as threats from Barron, prior to the shooting," a press release states. "Details surrounding the death of Barron are still being uncovered."

Ingraham is being held on $100,000 bond. If convicted, the penalty for the crime is a maximum of 10 years in prison. Ingraham was arrested on a warrant issued by the Boundary County Sheriff's Office.

Despite it being believed by law enforcement that Barron has been dead for a "considerable time" — a specific amount has not been released — no missing person report was filed by Barron's family.

Law enforcement has not disclosed who found the body or how it was discovered. Officials said it appears the crime occurred in Boundary County.

Barron's body was recovered by the BCSO near the Roman Nose Lake area. Information was gathered, and the BCSO requested that Idaho State Police and Post Falls Police assist with leads developed into Barron's death.

"This crime, although it appears that it occurred in Boundary County, has ties to Post Falls," Post Falls Police Chief Scot Haug said. "It's nice to see all the agencies work together. When that happens, it benefits everybody."

BCSO officials could not be reached for comment on Friday.

Barron spent 31 of the 53 years of his life in Idaho prison. His body was recovered less than two years after his latest release from prison.

Barron served three separate prison sentences spanning 31 years from 1980 to 2012. His charges during that timespan included four counts of burglary, two counts of grand larceny, aggravated battery, aggravated assault and robbery. The crimes occurred in Fremont, Ada and Canyon counties in southern Idaho.

Barron escaped from the Juab County Jail in Utah through the jail's pipe chase system in November 1992, according to news reports. Barron, who was living in Hayden at that time, was then arrested in Caldwell a month later.

Further details will be released when they become available.