Now here's something new that we learned about the details of a traffic stop involving Brian Coburger on August 21st, 2020.

This happened about two miles from the King Road House the night before classes started at the University of Idaho.

Prosecutors want the jury to see that traffic stop to show Coburger in his car, but the defense disagrees.

In this video, things that make it more prejudicial than probative are that it provides

presence in Moscow. It is at night. It is a visual of the car that is not just the make and model. It is Mr. Coburger's statement that he

doesn't think seatbelts provide much in the way of safety. Mr. Coburgers question about why they need

his phone number. Mr. Coburgers question about how the officer reacts when people lie to him about wearing a seatbelt.

If the court allows this evidence in, the state has the ability to use this to make many other points beyond identity.

And the jury would have the ability to potentially seek to us to rewatch the video and draw other

conclusions that we are worried about, such as, as I mentioned, him being at night, not wanting

to it being at night, him not wanting to give his phone number, which could be construed as he wants to hide his identity.

Now, we knew about this traffic stop and requested the video.

It's the only one involving Koberger that's never been released.

Prosecutors simply won't give it up to the public.

Bill Thompson argued the jury should see this video.

Just because the defendant doesn't like the fact that we can prove who he is,

that we can prove what car he's driving, that we can prove what his phone number is,

that we can prove his address.

I mean, those are all things that tie together to connect the defendant to the homicides.

Just because they don't like that, it isn't a basis to object to it.

Now, Judge Hippler said certain aspects of the video are concerning, like Koberger asking

police why they need his phone number. So stay tuned for a ruling on that video.

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