Gibson pleads not guilty

The man accused of crashing his car into a Blackfoot man’s house in June pleaded not guilty on all charges Thursday afternoon.

With Judge Bruce Pickett presiding, Gibson responded not guilty for two felony counts of vehicular manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident, and two misdemeanor counts of failure to give notice of an accident.

The pre-trail conference is set for October 25th, and the jury trial is set for the third week in November.

Attorneys on both side and Judge Pickett set a five-day jury trial. Since Gibson’s preliminary hearing last month lasted seven hours because of the number of witnesses, all parties involved want enough time to complete the case.

Gibson is currently released on bail. He paid his $240,000 bond last month. The huge payment shocked the prosecutor, and he told us it was possibly the largest bond posted he’s ever seen in his career.