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Boise Police Arrest Volunteer Ross Wardlaw for Greenbelt Murder

7/10/2026

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Police identified Ross Allen Wardlaw, 41, after he told media he volunteered at a local homeless resource center.
Boise officers arrested and charged Wardlaw with murder for stabbing 25-year-old Jordan Harbst near the Boise River Greenbelt shortly after midnight Monday.
Detectives asked anyone with information to call Ada County Dispatch at 208-377-6790 while Wardlaw awaits his Friday arraignment.

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Police identified Ross Allen Wardlaw, 41, after he told media he volunteered at a local homeless resource center.
Boise officers arrested and charged Wardlaw with murder for stabbing 25-year-old Jordan Harbst near the Boise River Greenbelt shortly after midnight Monday.
Detectives asked anyone with information to call Ada County Dispatch at 208-377-6790 while Wardlaw awaits his Friday arraignment.