Jesse Leigh pleads guilty

By News Team

March 27, 2023 4:55 PM

Published March 27, 2023 6:00 PM

CHUBBUCK, Idaho (KIFI) - A Chubbuck man has pleaded guilty to killing his estranged wife and her boyfriend.

Jesse Leigh agreed to plead guilty to second degree murder charges through a plea deal with prosecutors last Friday.

Leigh shot and killed 41-year-old Jennifer Leigh and 21-year-old Timothy Hunt in front of their 7-year-old son on Oct. 15, 2021.

Police say an audio device recorded the shooting that night.

Leigh is scheduled to be sentenced June 22.

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