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Mark Hiedeman, Bannock County Prosecuting Attorney

Mr. Hiedeman has been the elected Prosecuting Attorney for Bannock County since 1992. He was raised in Idaho and graduated from Twin Falls High School in 1966. After he joined the United States Navy, where he was awarded the Navy Life Saving Medal for his actions in saving a woman being swept to sea off a beach in Hawaii. He later graduated in 1976 from the University of Idaho. He went on to graduate from the University of Idaho College of Law in 1985 with a Juris Doctorate degree. He is a member of the Idaho State Bar and is licensed to practice law in United States District Court for the District of Idaho since 1985 and served as Chief Criminal Deputy Prosecutor for Larry Echohawk from 1988 until 1992. He was a founding member of the Bannock County Multi-Agency DUI Task Force and has served as President of the Bannock County Inter-Agency Child Abuse Task Force and the Idaho Prosecuting Attorney's Association.

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Vic Pearson, Chief Deputy Attorney

Mr. Pearson was born and raised in Pocatello, Idaho and he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from Idaho State University in 1997. He received his law degree from the University of Idaho College of Law in 2001. Mr. Pearson is a member of the Idaho State Bar and is licensed to practice in all Idaho courts. Mr. Pearson began his legal career as a law clerk in the Sixth Judicial District for the Honorable Peter D. McDermott. Thereafter, he obtained civil litigation experience while working in private practice in Boise, Idaho.  Mr. Pearson began working for the Bannock County Prosecutors in February of 2003 and began serving as Mr. Hiedeman’s Chief Deputy in May 2006.

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Cleve Colson, Assistant Chief Deputy Attorney

Mr. Colson was born and raised in Idaho.  He attended Montana State University horseshoeing school at Montana State University, which he completed 1998 and became certified with the American Farrier's Association.  He then attended Idaho State University where he received a Bachelor of Arts in History in 2002.  He received the degree of Juris Doctor from the University of Idaho in 2005 and is a member of the Idaho State Bar.  Mr. Colson has been an attorney with the Bannock County Prosecutor's Office since May of 2005. 

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Zachary G. Parris, Deputy Attorney

Mr. Parris was born and raised in Pocatello, graduating from Highland High School. He operated a contracting business for two years and subsequently worked for Union Pacific Railroad for 19 years as a conductor. While working for Union Pacific, Mr. Parris obtained an undergraduate degree in Economics from Idaho State University, graduating with honors in 1997. He then completed his law degree at the University of Idaho in 2000. Mr. Parris returned to Pocatello and practiced law at the Public Defender's Office for over a year before leaving to work in a private law firm. Mr. Parris joined the Bannock County Prosecuting Attorney's Office in 2003. Mr. Parris is married with two children and resides in the Pocatello area.

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Ken Webster, Deputy Attorney

Mr. Webster grew up in Eastern Idaho and graduated from Boise State University in 2001 with a Bachelor degree in Political Science.  After spending 2 years working in Washington D.C., Mr. Webster returned home to Idaho and graduated from the University of Idaho School of Law in 2006.  Mr. Webster joined the office in May of 2006.  He is a member of both the Idaho and Federal Bar.

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Ian N. Service, Deputy Prosecutor

  
Mr. Service has been a Deputy Prosecutor in Bannock County since August 2009. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and grew up in Tempe, Arizona.  He attended Northern Arizona University, in Flagstaff, AZ where he earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English.  Mr. Service received his law degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan, in 2007.  While attending law school, Mr. Service enjoyed Mock Trial and Moot Court classes and competitions.  In a large school-wide Moot Court competition, his team placed third overall, and he was awarded Seventh Best Advocate in the competition.  Mr. Service began his legal career as an Extern–Judicial Law Clerk in the United States District Court of Idaho for the Honorable B. Lynn Winmill.  Mr. Service spent nearly two years as a Twin Falls County Deputy Public Defender before accepting - and enjoying - his current opportunity with Bannock County.  He is licensed to practice before all Idaho and Federal Courts. 
  
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Ryan K. Godfrey, Deputy Attorney

 Mr. Godfrey was raised in Idaho Falls, Idaho and received his Bachelor's degree in Spanish from Brigham Young University in 1999.  He also earned a minor in Criminology from BYU.  Mr. Godfrey's law enforcement career began working for a private multi-national corporation as an executive security/personal protection officer.  Mr. Godfrey returned to school and obtained his law degree from Valparaiso University School of Law.   He obtained civil litigation experience while clerking for a private practice firm in Northwest Indiana for two years.  Mr. Godfrey began working as a Deputy Prosecutor with the Bannock County Prosecuting Attorney's Office in May of 2007.

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JaNiece Price, Deputy Attorney  

Ms. Price was born in American Falls, Idaho, and lived there for the first two years of her life. Her family then moved to Big Piney, Wyoming, where she was raised on a cattle ranch. Ms. Price received her undergraduate degree in Political Science from Utah State University and then obtained her law degree at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law in 2004. Ms. Price began her legal career as a paralegal at a personal injury firm while attending law school at night. After passing the Colorado Bar, she practiced Family Law and Estate Planning Law in Colorado before being admitted to practice in Idaho and joining the Bannock County Prosecutor’s Office in April 2006.

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Jared Johnson, Deputy Attorney

 Mr. Johnson was born and raised in Pocatello, Idaho.  He graduated from Highland High School and went on to complete his undergraduate work at Idaho State University, receiving his Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Rhetorical Studies.  Mr. Johnson earned his law degree from the University of Idaho, College of Law in May of 2007 and has been a Deputy Prosecutor for Bannock County since that time. 

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Bannock County Prosecuting Attorney
P.O. Box P, 624 East Center - Pocatello, Idaho 83201
Phone:  (208) 236-7280 Fax:  (208) 236-7288