Dennis Mulqueen shot and killed Ada County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Tobin Bolter on the night of April 20. A Friday news release detailed the lead-up and aftermath of Bolter being shot and provided the Bonner County Prosecuting Attorney’s ruling on a Boise police officer eventually shooting and killing Mulqueen that evening following Bolter’s death.
Bolter, 27, was honored less than two weeks after the fatal incident, which occurred as the deputy was conducting a traffic stop, with a procession that was attended by hundreds of members of the public and local law enforcement, as previously reported by the Idaho Press .
After reviewing incident footage as well as an Ada County Critical Incident Task Force (CITF) investigation of the shooting, Bonner County Prosecuting Attorney Louis Marshall determined Boise Police Detective Joshua Sontag’s “use of deadly force was justified under Idaho Law,” the city’s release said.
In a letter on the incident, Marshall outlined the events of April 20 up to and after the shooting of Bolter. The traffic stop, which occurred on the Boise Bench near West Overland Road and North Raymond Street, was initiated at approximately 8:55 p.m. At the time, Mulqueen had a “minor warrant for his arrest” and did not immediately pull over, the letter stated. When he eventually came to a stop, Bolter was “met with immediate gunfire” as he approached the vehicle, according to the letter.