Coeur d’Alene Man Sentenced To Prison For Multiple Crimes Of Violence And Drug Possession

COEUR D’ALENE - Shane Gregory Park, 35, was convicted of Battery, Aggravated Assault, Attempted Strangulation, and Possession of Controlled Substances. Between August 2023 and January 2024, Park physically abused his then significant other by slamming her head into a cabinet and a dryer, holding a gun to her head, striking her in the face, choking or strangling her, and pinning her head against the stove causing her hair to light on fire. While investigating the abuse, officers searched Park’s residence and found a variety of controlled substances, to include: cocaine, amphetamine, and MDMA (ecstasy).

 Prosecution was initiated against Park on February 1, 2024, but Park bonded out of jail before failing to appear in court on February 13, 2024. A bench warrant was issued, and Park was eventually located in Mexico. Park was extradited back to Idaho and appeared in court again on November 4, 2024. Park plead guilty on February 20, 2025, two weeks before trial. Park’s criminal history includes convictions for possession of controlled substances, domestic violence, no contact order violation, disturbing the peace, DUI, and probation violations. 

Battery is a misdemeanor, punishable by up to 6 months in jail. Aggravated Assault is a felony, punishable by up to 5 years in prison. Attempted Strangulation is a felony, punishable by up to 15 years in prison. Possession of Cocaine and Amphetamine are felonies, each punishable by up to 7 years in prison. Possession of MDMA is a misdemeanor, punishable by up to 1 year in jail. Park was sentenced on May 13, 2025, by District Judge Ross Pittman. At sentencing, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Shannon Jackson recommended a unified 15-year prison sentence with parole eligibility after 5 years.

District Judge Ross Pittman sentenced Park to a unified 15-year prison sentence with parole eligibility after 5 years. 

Prosecuting Attorney Stanley T. Mortensen thanks Criminal Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Laura McClinton for prosecuting the cases and the Coeur d’Alene Police Department for investigating the case. 

According to the Training Institute on Strangulation Prevention, “A woman who has suffered a nonfatal strangulation incident with her intimate partner is 750% more likely to be killed by the same perpetrator . . . with a gun.” The Kootenai County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office recognizes the danger of domestic violence which is “a pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over another intimate partner.” – Department of Justice, Office of Violence Against Women.