By Devon Downey, Idaho Reports
When former Idaho Republican Party chairman Jonathan Parker was arrested for first-degree stalking late last month, the responding officers found him in the bushes wearing a long black wig and with coconut oil on his hands, prosecutors alleged during the probable cause hearing.
The individuals who notified police reported that there was a man in a wig seemingly masturbating in their bushes, and that they had seen him peering into their windows while hiding in their dumpster enclosure.
As previously reported, Parker told officers that he was there to “scare” another woman who lived in the complex. Prosecutors said that the responding officers were told that she was an individual whom Parker was dating.
When asked by officers where she was staying and where she was, he could not tell them. Officers were unable to make contact with her, and in the probable cause hearing, it was unclear who the woman was, or if officers knew her identity.
David Leroy, former Idaho Attorney General and attorney for Parker, had claimed during the arraignment hearing that Parker was outside of the protection order area.
However, prosecutors alleged during the probable cause hearing that Parker’s estranged wife lives 100 feet away from where he was found, violating the then 100-yard protection order his wife had. During Parker’s arraignment hearing, Judge Annie McDevitt extended the protection order to 500 feet.
Prosecutors made no reference to a costume party during the hearing, as Leroy claimed during the arraignment.
According to court records, Parker was released on bail. His next hearing will be held on Friday, June 14th.
