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TOWN HALL VERDICT: Trouette convicted of some battery charges, acquitted on others

by KAYE THORNBRUGH
Staff Writer | December 18, 2025 4:40 PM

COEUR d'Alene – A Kootenai County jury delivered a mixed verdict late Thursday afternoon in the case of Paul Trouette, a security company owner accused of battering several people during a chaotic legislative town hall at Coeur d'Alene High School.

Jurors convicted Trouette of two counts of battery against Gregg Johnson and Sarah Forsgren, as well as security agent uniform and duties violations, all misdemeanors.

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