Capone arraigned on federal gun charges, trial set for July

By KLEW Web Staff

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Charles Capone, who was indicted last week by a federal grand jury sitting in Coeur d’Alene, on two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm, has been arraigned on those charges. A trial date has been set for July 6.

Story Published: May 28, 2010 at 12:03 PM PST

Story Updated: May 28, 2010 at 12:05 PM PST

COEUR D'ALENE - Charles Capone, 48, of Moscow, who was indicted last week by a federal grand jury sitting in Coeur d’Alene on two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm, was arraigned Thursday and a jury trial was set for July 6 in Coeur d’Alene before U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge.

The U.S. Attorney's Office says Capone will remain in custody until trial.

Capone is accused of possessing a Glock .40 pistol, a Remington .270 rifle and a Mossberg 12 gauge shotgun, after being convicted of crimes punishable by imprisonment exceeding one year; specifically, aggravated assault and burglary in 1998 in Latah County and bank larceny in 1997.

The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and is prosecuted as part of Idaho’s Project Safe Neighborhoods Program, which seeks to reduce gun violence in Idaho.

An indictment is a means of charging a person with criminal activity.

Capone is named in federal court documents as a person of interest in the disappearance of Rachael Anderson, a Clarkston woman missing since April 16. Investigators say Capone is the last person who reported seeing Anderson.