A former State Patrol trooper, Michael Idland, who was sentenced Friday for fondling 10 women during traffic stops on the Eastside. The sentence required the former trooper to pay for the almost 17 months he spent in solitary confinement in the King County Jail plus $15,000 in victims' penalties and other fees, totaling more than $40,000. The judge also ordered Idland to serve four years of probation, despite a joint recommendation from prosecutors and Idland's attorney that the 41-year-old serve only one year probation.
Judge gets tough on ex-trooper
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Saturday, November 5, 2005 by
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A former State Patrol trooper who was sentenced Friday for fondling 10 women during traffic stops on the Eastside staunchly denied any wrongdoing, claiming his victims accused him of sexual misconduct because they are motivated by money....
