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Dante admits to killing fiancé, charged with
first-degree murder |
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May 2, 2017 10:29 p.m. |
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| Photo by Star
Silva |
| Eric A.
Dante is led to Boundary County Court
Tuesday by Boundary County Sheriff’s
Office Chief Deputy Richard Stephens
where he is officially charged with the
shooting death of his fiancé Jesseka
Musson. |
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By Star Silva
Editor
A Boundary County man admitted to killing his
fiancé Monday after she allegedly threatened him
and members of his family with the Hell’s
Angels, according to court reports.
Authorities discovered the body of Jesseka
Musson, 38, covered in blood and leaning over
the end of a bed with a fatal gunshot wound to
the head.
The Boundary County Sheriff’s Office arrested
36-year-old Eric Allen Dante at the scene of the
crime, No. 22 Cedar Court, McCall Street, on Monday
at about 10:45 a.m. Dante was initially held
overnight as a person of interest after he
admitted to killing Musson.
Dante made an initial appearance before Boundary
County First District Magistrate Judge Justin
W. Julian at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, where he was
officially charged with felony, premeditated
first-degree murder. Judge Julian set Dante’s
bond at $1 million.
On Monday, the Boundary County Sheriff’s Office,
along with the Bonners Ferry Police Department,
and Idaho State Police were dispatched to the
residence for an unknown emergency. Upon
arrival, Boundary County Sheriff David Kramer,
who arrived first on scene, observed Dante at
the end of Cedar Court on bended knees in the
middle of the driveway with his hands behind his
back, according to reports.
Dante reportedly told Kramer that there
had been a homicide and pointed toward the
residence. Dante initially reported to Kramer that Musson had been killed due to a
knife wound, and Kramer removed a Buck brand
knife sheath from Dante’s person. According to
reports, a fixed blade knife was also located
next to Musson’s head.
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| Jesseka
Musson |
After being read his Miranda Rights, Dante
admitted to Boundary County Sheriff’s Office
Detective David McClelland that he had killed
Musson in self-defense, and volunteered details
of the incidents that led up to the homicide.
Dante reportedly told McClelland that Musson had
been threatening his family with the Hell's
Angels and that the Hell’s Angels had also
threatened his family. Dante said that he and
Musson had been drinking and “got crazy.”
Dante
went on to say that he would go to prison for
his daughter. Dante reportedly asked Detective
McClelland if Musson was dead. When Detective
McClelland confirmed to Dante that Musson was
dead, Dante reportedly replied, “Okay. That's
what happens to liars.”
In 1998, Dante was granted immunity in exchange
for information regarding the death and
disappearance of Boundary County resident Ty
Hartman, 19. Dante, along with two other minors,
were with Hartman on the night of his death. On
November 8, 1998, Hartman disappeared after spending
the evening with his friends near Bonners Ferry.
About a month later on December 9, 1998, Harry and
Pamela Hartman filed a wrongful death lawsuit in
Boundary County against the three friends and
their parents. Eventually, Dante and the other
defendants in that lawsuit, led police to the
charred remains of Hartman. The teens admitted
that Hartman had died early on the morning of
November 9, 1998, and that some of them had burned
his body.
The teenagers told authorities where
the body was only after they were granted some
measure of immunity. By agreeing to cooperate,
the teens dodged misdemeanor charges of
obstructing an officer, false reporting, and
burial without a permit, according to reports.
The question on the table was whether or not
Hartman had died of a drug overdose and was
taken to the area where his remains were burned
and dumped.
Dante will appear in court within the next 14
days represented by Boundary County Public
Defender Serra Woods. |
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