BOISE, Idaho — One of the people police believe was involved in the disappearance of Michael Vaughan was released from federal custody on Thursday, Nov. 9.
In early November 2023, Stacey Wondra was sentenced to 21 months after pleading guilty to the unlawful possession of a firearm. The charge was unrelated to the disappearance of Michael Vaughan; police previously announced Wondra might have been involved in the little boy's disappearance.
As KTVB reported, Wondra had already served 17 months - time he was given credit for at the sentencing earlier this month - and was expected to serve another four months in the Ada County Jail under the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service. However, KTVB learned the Bureau of Prisons directed the Marshals Service to release him because he had completed his sentence.
According to the Marshals Service, Wondra served 21 months, constituting credit for time served prior to trial, and two years of good time credit.
This week marks one year since Fruitland police dug in the Wondras' backyard searching for little Michael Vaughan's remains. Michael went missing from his Fruitland neighborhood, near the Wondras' home, in July of 2021. Fruitland police submitted a case to the Payette County Prosecutor this summer that they say involves Stacey and his wife Sarah, as well as two other people.
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