Search underway for homicide suspect who walked away from jail work camp: Authorities

A manhunt is underway for a homicide suspect who walked away from a correctional facility in Idaho and is later believed to have tried to carjack somebody, authorities stated.

The Idaho Division of Correction stated it’s looking for Kevin Nicholas Kuintzle, 33, a resident of the St. Anthony Work Camp in Fremont County.

Kuintzle was final seen on the minimum-security facility round 8 p.m. native time Thursday, the division stated.

He has since been noticed in Idaho Falls round midday on Friday, authorities stated.

The fugitive is believed to have been concerned in an tried carjacking and theft of a firearm within the metropolis on Friday afternoon, the Idaho Falls Police Division stated.

The police division warned that Kuintzle “is taken into account armed and harmful and shouldn’t be approached.”

Kuintzle has an ongoing first-degree homicide case in Jerome County, in response to the Idaho Division of Correction. He’s accused of fatally capturing an 84-year-old man on the sufferer’s residence in September 2023. His expenses in that case additionally embody housebreaking and destruction of proof. His trial has been scheduled for subsequent yr, courtroom information present.

His felony document consists of convictions for grand theft in Ada County and working a automobile with out the proprietor’s consent in Canyon County, the Idaho Division of Correction stated. He was eligible for parole in April 2022 and his sentence was scheduled to be glad in January 2030, it stated.

Kuintzle is believed to be driving a silver and inexperienced single-cab 1995 Dodge pickup with lacking paint, in response to the Fremont County Sheriff’s Workplace.

He was described by authorities as being 5 foot 11 inches tall, 180 kilos with blue eyes, a purple beard and bald head. He was final seen sporting khaki pants, a black coat and white sneakers, authorities stated.

Anybody with details about Kuintzle’s whereabouts is urged to name 911.