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Jury deliberates town hall battery case

by KAYE THORNBRUGH
Staff Writer | December 18, 2025 1:07 AM

COEUR d'ALENE — Whether Paul Trouette committed criminal acts when he helped drag a woman out of a legislative town hall at Coeur d'Alene High School and put his hands on three other people is now up to a jury.

Trouette faces four counts of battery, two counts of false imprisonment and citations for security agent uniform and duties violations, all misdemeanors, in connection with his actions at the Feb. 22 event at CHS.

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