HEYBURN, ID - On Saturday, July 16 at approximately 6:30 a.m., a trooper with the Idaho State Police was dispatched to a reported hit and run collision on I-84 in Minidoka County, ID.
The trooper was advised by dispatch that a 2006 Toyota Sequoia had collided with a 2008 Ford F-350 pickup. The trooper then received additional information that the drover of the Sequoia fled from the scene, but returned shortly after and attempted to steal the F-350.
According to police, when the pickup driver refused to hand over his keys, the suspect, who was later identified as 39-year old Patrick Krongo Kaberi of Kemmerer, Wyoming, allegedly poured gasoline on the F-350 and set it on fire. When a passerby in a GMC Sierra stopped to help extinguish the flames, the suspect stole his vehicle. When fleeing the scene, the suspect, who was now driving the stolen Sierra, also struck a passerby.
A Heyburn Police officer responding to the incident attempted using spike strips on the Sierra, but Kaberi avoided the strips and continued driving. Police say the Heyburn officer then pursued the Sierra, which exited the freeway. Once off the freeway, Kaberi maneuvered the Sierra and intentionally collided with the Heyburn Police vehicle in pursuit, a 2013 Ford Taurus.
Following the collision, the officer contacted Kaberi as he exited the Sierra and attempted to subdue him with a taser, but the deployment was unsuccessful. The suspect then was able to get inside of the police vehicle and take off, attempting to run the officer over. The officer fired multiple shots into the police vehicle, striking Kaberi as he drove away.
According to a release from the Idaho State Police, about a mile down the road the police vehicle became inoperable due to damage sustained during the collision and the suspect took off on foot into a cornfield. Officers located the empty vehicle a short time later and contained the area. After a police K-9 was deployed in the area, Kaberi was located and taken into custody without further incident.
Kaberi was transported to the Minidoka Memorial Hospital for a gunshot wound and K-9 contact injuries. When he was medically cleared, he was then booked into the Mini-Cassia Criminal Justice Center on the following charges:
- Arson
- Grand Theft x2
- Aggravated Battery
- Aggravated Battery on a Law Enforcement Officer
- Aggravated Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer
He was later issued additional citations for reckless driving, leaving the scene of a property damage crash, and failure to wear a safety restraint. Bond has been set for $1,000,000.
The injuries to the suspect were considered non-life threatening and he remains in jail.
No injuries were reported by the involved Heyburn Police officer, an 8-year veteran. He is on administrative leave per Heyburn City policy.
The driver of the GMC Sierra, a 42-year-old Ammon, ID man, was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The driver of the burned Ford F-350 involved in the original collision, a 43-year-old male from Twin Falls, was not injured during the incident.
Detectives with the Critical Incident Task Force continue to investigate this incident. Additional charges may be forwarded to the Prosecutor's Office.
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