A California man accused of trying to strangle his pregnant wife at an Idaho park appeared in Canyon County court Wednesday for his arraignment, where prosecutors revealed they have obtained a search warrant for his phone records.
Robert Howell, of Orangevale, California, faces two counts of first-degree attempted murder.
Prosecutors argue that Howell strangled his pregnant wife at Celebration Park while their children were nearby, stopping only when he believed she was dead. In a statement to detectives, Howell said he then left the vehicle and looked over the Snake River before returning to the vehicle, where he discovered that his pregnant wife was still alive…