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Smelterville resident convicted of unlawful possession of a firearm

| March 15, 2024 1:00 AM

WALLACE — After a two-day jury trial, a Shoshone County jury found a Smelterville man guilty of five counts of unlawful possession of firearms by a convicted felon Wednesday. 

Cordelle Slinkard, 25, was sentenced last March on a felony charge of forgery in a Kootenai County case. 

A probation compliance check at his home Aug. 7 resulted in the discovery of two AR style rifles and three handguns in a Chevrolet Tahoe parked outside Slinkard’s home. 

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