An Idaho man has been charged with an additional count of first-degree murder for the death of his 10-month-old son. The added charge brings the total number of murder charges against 48-year-old Albert Best to three.
Best was previously charged with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the shooting deaths of his pregnant wife, Kali Jean Best, and the unborn child she was pregnant with in a hearing on Dec. 4. At the time, there were no charges yet filed in regard to the death of the couple’s son Zeke.
Prosecutors have added the additional murder charge after determining the child was killed by Best by inflicting an injury on Zeke Best’s neck using a knife and thereby causing his death.
In addition to the three counts of murder in the first degree, he was also charged with three counts of use of a firearm or other deadly weapon during the commission of a crime.
