Nampa father to be sentenced Friday after plea in newborn death cover-up case

On Friday, a Nampa father will learn his sentence after admitting in court that, after his newborn son died, he moved his body in an attempt to cover up the way he died.

In April, Brian Lemke accepted a plea agreement from Canyon County Prosecutors in a case that helped spur new Idaho laws aimed at protecting children in Idaho. Alyssen Armenta, Benji’s mother, is set to accept a plea deal on July 30.

Nampa Police found Benji dead on Dec. 16, 2026. Court documents revealed that they found his body posed and surrounded by filth and that they believe he died the day before due to suffocation. The county coroner has yet to release her findings…

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