Booth indicted on firearms charge

COEUR d’ALENE — Justin Roy Booth was indicted Tuesday for unlawful possession of a firearm, according to a U.S. District Court filing signed by U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson.

Booth, 36, is accused of receiving a .38-caliber revolver Oct. 15 in exchange for two mopeds at his Hayden residence, a violation of his felony parole. Booth has prior convictions in Kootenai County, including robbery and burglary.

Booth was taken into federal custody at Bonner County Jail the night of Oct. 27, the same evening Booth's roommate, David Hutto, was arrested at a Coeur d'Alene Burger King for the murder of William “Bo” Kirk.

Hutto, 44, is accused of kidnapping, binding and shooting Kirk, an X-ray technician, after Kirk left his shift at Northwest Specialty Hospital in Post Falls on Oct. 22. Kirk's body was found Oct. 25 near a shooting range in the Hayden Creek area of the Coeur d'Alene National Forest.

Booth's gun was found when authorities searched their home, located at 1319 E. Miles Ave.

Court testimony confirmed Booth is connected to the case. Kootenai County Sheriff's detective Ken Lallatin said Booth provided information about his and Hutto's involvement in Kirk's death in the testimony.