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Report: Police serve search warrant at Chad Daybell’s home

Police blocked off the streets in Idaho to serve warrant at Chad Daybell’s home

By Herb Scribner Herb Scribnerhscribner@deseretnews.com
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In this Friday, Feb. 21, 2020, photo, Chad Daybell walks into court in Lihue, Hawaii.

In this Friday, Feb. 21, 2020, photo, Chad Daybell, Lori Vallow’s husband, walks into court for his wife’s hearing on child abandonment and other charges in Lihue, Hawaii. Vallow’s children, seven-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow and his 17-year-old sister, Tylee Ryan, haven’t been seen since September 2019.

Dennis Fujimoto, The Garden Island via Associated Press

Several police officers served a search warrant at Chad Daybell’s home in Fremont County, Idaho, on Tuesday morning, according to EastIdahoNews.com.

  • Fremont County Sheriff deputies, Rexburg Police officers and the FBI arrived at the house around 7 a.m. Tuesday morning. The warrant from the Rexburg Police Department is sealed. It’s unclear what the police are looking for.
  • Nearby roads were closed due to the served warrant.
  • No one has been arrested.
  • Police will reportedly remain on scene for hours, according to EastIdahoNews.com.

Why this matters:

  • Chad Daybell is the husband of Lori Vallow Daybell, who currently sits in jail in Madison County, Idaho, on a $1 million bail. She faces charges of desertion and nonsupport after her two children — Tylee Ryan, 17, and Joshua “JJ” Vallow, 7 — were last seen in September 2019.
  • In April, the Idaho Attorney’s General office took over an investigation into conspiracy, attempted murder and/or murder by Lori Vallow or Chad Daybell in connection with the death of Tammy Daybell, who died two weeks before Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell tied the knot, as I reported for the Deseret News.