COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) - Officials said a northern Idaho man arrested for unlawfully possessing firearms was handed over to the U.S. Marshal’s Service.
The U.S. Marshal Service’s took custody of Eric Corbett, 45, on Tuesday, the Bonner County Daily Bee reported (https://bit.ly/2nnbI8f). Corbett had been living in Elmira for 17 years under the alias Jubal Burke. Police said he was arrested for the firearms and partly for evading the authorities for so long.
Officials said he faces 15 to 21 months in prison if convicted of the weapons possession charge.
In 2016, he was indicted for possession of a shotgun and three hunting rifles, which he is barred from having for a prior witness tampering conviction in Florida in 1996. Court records state that Corbett had been a well-known drug addict and a petty thief.
In 2000, Corbett changed his name and moved to Idaho. Corbett worked in the state as a farmer and wood craftsman.
“After serving 41 months, losing his farm, his life’s savings, and his wife, Mr. Corbett was released. But local police officers threatened to find a reason - any reason - to re-incarcerate him. So, he fled,” said Corbett’s Attorney Colin Prince in a motion requesting that he be released to the custody of his wife, Stacy White, a regional supervisor with the Idaho Department of Health & Welfare.
Corbett’s friends and family wrote letters to the court to show their support for him and two testified on his behalf on Tuesday.
“We need more people on this planet like Eric Corbett. Then the world would be a better place,” friend Holly Foderaro wrote.
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Information from: Bonner County (Idaho) Daily Bee, https://www.bonnercountydailybee.com
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