Ian S. Stone, 37, and Jaclyn D. Zabel had 4 kids together. The couple would often do bjj along with their children.
A deaf couple who practiced at the Bonners Ferry Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu studio at Three Mile are the victims of a suspected murder/suicide in Canyon County, leaving their four children, who practiced with them, orphans.
Stone was a bjj purple belt having been active competing for some time:
idahopress reports:
Stone was previously convicted of misdemeanor domestic battery in 2007 after pleading guilty to the charge in Bonner County, according to the Idaho online courts repository. He participated in a diversion program for the charge, according to the repository. In 2015, he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor disturbing the peace and destruction of a telecommunication line in Bonner County.
An investigation indicated that Ian S. Stone, 37, shot Jaclyn D. Zabel, 29, and then turned the gun on himself, according to a press release from Canyon County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Marv Dashiell.
“Investigators have determined the incident was a domestic violence situation which elevated to the most severe type of situation and resulted in the loss of life,” according to the sheriff’s release.
Zabel and Stone, both deaf, and their four children practiced jiu-jitsu in northern Idaho at Bonners Ferry BJJ, according to Sam Brown, their coach and friend.
“The whole family was well liked up here and there is a lot of broken hearts,” he said. “We are all shocked and deeply saddened by what transpired on Monday.”
