Capone indicted by federal grand jury

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By Greg Meyer

Summary

Charles Capone of Moscow was indicted in U.S District Court Tuesday on two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. Capone is named in federal court documents as a person of interest in the disappearance of Rachael Anderson, the Clarkston woman missing since April 16.

Story Published: May 18, 2010 at 4:26 PM PST

Story Updated: May 18, 2010 at 4:26 PM PST

COEUR D'ALENE - Charles Capone of Moscow was indicted by a federal grand jury in Coeur d'Alene Tuesday. .

Capone was indicted on two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. Capone, 48, was arrested in Moscow on May 6.

Federal court records indicate he is a person of interest in the disappearance of Rachael Anderson of Clarkston, although the task force investigating her disappearance has not officially named Capone, Anderson's estranged husband, as a person of interest.

Anderson was reportedly last seen by Capone in Moscow on April 16, the last time anyone saw her. Investigators say Anderson filed a report with Clarkston Police in January, claiming that Capone had strangled her.

Captain Dan Halley of the Asotin County Sheriff's Office, who is a lead investigator with the Rachael Anderson task force, says he learned of the indictment from Moscow Police Tuesday.

Capone faces up to 10 years in jail and a fine up to $250,000 on each count.

Capone is being held in the Boundary County Jail without bail.

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