MOSCOW, Idaho — Justice may be blind, but it's not cheap.
Prosecutors in Moscow, Idaho, this week said the upcoming prosecution of Bryan Kohberger, the man charged with killing four college students last fall, could cost more than eight times their entire annual trial budget.
Thompson said his office is trying to keep its projected budget"as conservative as possible," while at the same time"[making] sure the case is handled properly." One of the commissioners on the board, Kathie LaFortune, suggested an even larger allowance for Thompson's budget, according to meeting minutes, suggesting an increase to $150,000 in order to fully cover potential costs.Kohberger's lead counsel, the chief public defender in neighboring Kootenai County, Anne Taylor, is receiving $200 an hour -- an amount agreed to by Latah County upon her hiring. Taylor's co-counsel is receiving $180 an hour.
After a more than six-week hunt, police zeroed in on Kohberger as a suspect, tracking his white Hyundai Elantra, cell phone signal data, and recovering what authorities say was his DNA on a knife sheath found next to one of the victims' bodies, according to court documents. He was arrested on Dec. 30, 2022, in Pennsylvania, after driving cross-country to spend the holidays at his family home in Albrightsville.
The bottom line, officials said: The ongoing cost of the case has burned through cash that could have gone to benefit the community and fix up city infrastructure.
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