Man tied to Idaho pastor’s shooting arrested

Published 9:48 am Friday, March 11, 2016

SPOKANE, Wash. — A fugitive wanted by Idaho authorities for wounding a church pastor apparently wrote a manifesto contending that Martians controlled the Earth, police said.

Kyle Odom, 30, was arrested Tuesday afternoon by U.S. Secret Service agents after allegedly throwing items over the fence at the White House in Washington, D.C.

“I think everyone can breathe a good sigh of relief that at least this part of the case has come to a conclusion,” said Lee White, police chief for Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, where the shooting occurred.

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White said he was told Odom threw computer flash drives and other items over the White House fence on Tuesday.

Odom appeared in District of Columbia Superior Court on Wednesday, wearing handcuffs and a chain connecting his ankles. He said only his name when asked. Public defender Ieshaah Murphy said Odom declined to waive an extradition hearing and be sent back to Idaho in the next few days.