Butte City Mayor Charged with Brandishing a Gun During City Council Meeting
BUTTE CITY, IDAHO, JUL 15 – Mayor Kevin Turner faces misdemeanor charges for allegedly using a firearm as a gavel during a council meeting with fewer than 10 attendees, officials said.
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'Bomb threats' at Kyle city hall cancels Tuesday council meeting, Mayor says
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Kyle City Council meeting that was scheduled Tuesday night was recessed due to bomb threats made at city hall, according to a social media post from the City of Kyle Mayor Travis Mitchell. KXAN reached out to the City of Kyle and the Kyle Police Department for a statement and will update this story. A social media post from the Kyle Police Department said officers responded to a report of “multiple threats” made at city hall…
Butte City Mayor charged with brandishing a gun during city council meeting
BUTTE, Idaho (KIFI) — Butte City Mayor Kevin J. Turner was arrested after pulling out a gun during a city council meeting on July 10, 2025. Butte County Sheriff's Deputies said they were called to a disturbance at the city council meeting in Butte City. According to court documents, when deputies arrived, several people were standing in the street, who claimed Turner was inside, and threatened them with a gun. Officers contacted Turner inside an…
Mayor arrested for allegedly threatening City Council with gun during meeting
BUTTE CITY — A local mayor was arrested Friday after the City Council said he became “enraged” and threatened them with a gun during a regular meeting. It happened in Butte City, which is a community of fewer than 80 people, according to national census data. Butte City is several miles outside of Arco. Mayor […]
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