November 17, 2025
JOINT NEWS RELEASE – Bonneville County Prosecutor & Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 17, 2025
BONNEVILLE COUNTY GRAND JURY INDICTS
ERIC ALVARADO FOR FIRST DEGREE MURDER
IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO. On June 23rd, 2025, Bonneville County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a shooting at approximately 9924 N. River Rd. in Bonneville County where 34-year-old Daniel William Leary was discovered with a fatal gunshot wound. Since that time, with the help of several outside agencies, Deputies have been in the investigative process of identifying persons involved in this incident and presenting case information to the Bonneville County Prosecuting Attorney.
On November 17, 2025, a Bonneville County Grand Jury indictment was unsealed charging Eric Christopher Alvarado, 35, with 1 count of First Degree Murder. Alvarado has been served in Nebraska with an arrest warrant where he is currently incarcerated.
The Grand Jury likewise returned indictments against Brittnie Lynn Schennum, 33, of Idaho Falls, Megan Lynne Paz Warrick, 35, of Idaho Falls, Jonathan Terry Warrick, 31, of Idaho Falls, and Jarrod Thomas Sisneros, 30, of North Fork, Idaho, all of whom have been charged with felony accessory, for willfully withholding or concealing knowledge of a felony from a peace officer and felony conspiracy to commit aggravated battery.
The next step in the process will be for these individuals to be arraigned in district court. The evidence presented to the grand jury remains under seal. This reduces the level of pre-trial publicity which protects our local jury pool. We ask for the public’s patience while these cases make their way through the judicial process.
The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office and Bonneville County Prosecuting Attorney would like to thank the following Law Enforcement Agencies for their help and assistance in this case:
Bannock County Sheriff’s Office
Twin Falls County Sheriff’s Office
Lemhi County Sheriff’s Office
Elko County Sheriff’s Office, Nevada
Galatin County Sheriff’s Office, Montana
Nebraska State Police
Nebraska State Department of Corrections
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June 24th, 2025
UPDATED NEWS RELEASE
Bonneville County Sheriff’s Deputies continue to investigate a shooting incident that took place in N. River Rd. Deputies and Idaho Falls Ambulance responded to the area at 7:18am yesterday morning (June 23) to a report of a man found in the roadway with a gunshot wound. Emergency personnel transported the victim to the hospital where he later died from his injuries.
Deputies identified the victim as 34 year old Daniel William Leary and worked through the day to locate and notify family of the incident.
N. River Rd and the area around the West Snake River Boat Ramp, approximately 9628 N. River Rd., was closed for several hours while Deputies gathered evidence and processed the scene. The area was reopened early that afternoon.
Currently there are no known threats to the community at this time and Sheriff’s Deputies are asking anyone with information to contact Detectives through dispatch at 208-529-1200. Tips can also be submitted anonymously online through East Idaho Crimestoppers at www.IFcrime.org.
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Original Release:
June 23, 2025
NEWS RELEASE
Bonneville County Sheriff’s Deputies are currently investigating a shooting incident in N. River Rd, north of Idaho Falls. N. River Rd is closed during this time between 81st N. And 113th N. and motorists are advised to travel around this area.
There is no known threat to the community and no further information is available at this time. Updated information will be available at a later time.
