Howard arrested at Spokane airport

Daniel Howard, the former Idaho State Police trooper currently on trial for the murder of his wife, was arrested Friday night at the Spokane International Airport.

Howard, 58, of Athol, was booked into the Spokane County Jail at 10:41 p.m. on a fugitive from justice warrant, according to jail records.

For the past two weeks, Howard has been on trial in Kootenai County, facing charges of first degree murder and felony domestic battery. Prosecutors say he killed his wife, Kendy Howard, by asphyxiation in February 2021, then placed her in a bathtub and shot her to make it look like she died by suicide.

It’s unclear how the arrest will affect the trial, which is scheduled to resume Monday morning.