Quimby pleads not guilty to fraud, drug possession charges

WALLACE — In a shortened Law Day on Wednesday, created to take off the load of the previous full Law Day on Nov. 17, Judge Scott Wayman addressed the criminal cases of only four individuals. All these cases involved property and/or drug related charges.

One case seen in particular was arraignment of 41-year-old Travis Quimby, who was arrested on Nov. 1 for four counts of fraud (using a stolen credit/debit card) and one count of possessing methamphetamine.

Court records indicate that on Oct. 31, Quimby is accused of using a fraudulently obtained financial transaction card belonging to one Ryan House on four separate occasions. The first instance being at Kellogg Stovern Supply in the amount of $175.93, the second at the Cameron Conoco in the amount of $23.62, the third at McDonald’s in the amount of $34.21 and the fourth at the Osburn 76 Station in the amount of $37.01.

When he was arrested the following day, he was found to be in possession of a schedule II controlled substance — methamphetamine.

Represented by defense attorney James McMillan, Quimby plead not guilty on Wednesday and asked for his case to go to a jury trial.

Wayman then reminded the defendant of the potential repercussions of being found guilty at trial — which could include a maximum five-year prison sentence with up to $50,000 in fines for each fraud charge, and a maximum seven-year prison sentence with up to a $15,000 fine for the possession charge.

McMillan stated that an undisclosed settlement offer has been presented to his client from the Prosecutor’s Office, but is hoping to further negotiate before the pre-trial conference.

Prosecutor Keisha Oxendine confirmed that the settlement offer will be available until that pre-trial conference.

Due to a backlog of cases, the court was unable to immediately schedule a date for both the pre-trial conference and jury trial, but the trial itself is excepted to last two days.

ICourt records show Quimby has a sizable criminal history that includes infraction, misdemeanor and felony level drug, property, obstruction, and vehicle related offenses between Shoshone, Kootenai, Ada and Owyhee counties.