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Bob Norris

November 2024 · Kootenai County Sheriff
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Dragged a woman out of a legislative town hall

February 2025
  • Video shows him telling Teresa Borrenpohl "Get up or be arrested," then grabbing her before security dragged her out.
  • He threatened her with pepper spray and pulled her arm before ordering the LEAR security team to remove her.
  • The video went viral nationally within hours.
  • His office first said no sheriff's personnel were involved. Video showed him physically participating.
  • He later claimed he was only there to lead the Pledge of Allegiance. Video shows him giving commands.
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Lawsuits and the AG investigation

February 2025 - May 2026
  • Charges against Borrenpohl were dropped "in the interest of justice." A fundraiser for her legal fees raised over $140,000.
  • The city revoked the security firm's business license.
  • A bystander who shouted "Leave her alone!" says he was pushed against a wall and zip-tied without being told he was detained.
  • The AG declined criminal charges, citing Idaho's higher bar for charging police officers.
  • Borrenpohl's federal lawsuit names Norris in his individual capacity, alleging First, Fourth, and Fourteenth Amendment violations.
  • Civil suits totaling $7.5 million are moving through the courts.
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Refused to talk to investigators; allies controlled the story

March - April 2025
  • He refused to speak with detectives about his own actions, despite being on video.
  • A search warrant recovered 14 raw video files, contradicting claims that footage was missing.
  • He spent campaign money advertising with a paper that called police to interfere with the active investigation into him.
  • The KCRCC spent over $200,000 on aligned media. Its allies' podcast mocked the woman who was dragged out.
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Made his campaign manager a special deputy

2025
  • He made his campaign manager a sworn special deputy after winning the election.
  • That same person advises him on public statements while also voting on his budget.
  • He is the first Kootenai County Sheriff elected with no prior background in the Sheriff's Office.
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Campaign paid Summer Bushnell $853.36

April 2024
  • Norris's candidate committee reported a payment of $853.36 to Summer Bushnell on April 9, 2024.
  • The filing lists the category as management services.
  • The payment appears on his 2024 April Monthly Report.
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