BOISE, Idaho — Charges have been upgraded for a man accused of shooting someone in Meridian after a road rage incident, according to online court records.
As previously reported, Jacob Streat, 23, is charged with felony second-degree murder in the death of a 27-year-old man who was shot in a Meridian parking lot in January. Streat is now facing first-degree murder. It is unclear what transpired for the judge to upgrade the charge.
Meridian Police said Streat shot and killed 27-year-old Israel Castrejon Trejo after an argument that began on I-84 on a Sunday afternoon. Investigators believe a traffic dispute escalated when Streat confronted the victim in a McDonald’s parking lot. Police said Streat fired more than a dozen rounds, killing the man…