Judge Michael Whyte sentenced Krew Zaugg on October 26 to one year of retained jurisdiction after a June 2026 plea to a lesser felony charge in a sexual assault case. The sentence sends him to a correctional facility first, with the next decision left to Whyte after that period ends.
Zaugg was 22 when the sentence was imposed. He must also pay $4,000 in fines and register as a sex offender.
Krew Zaugg plea agreement
In June 2026, Zaugg pleaded guilty to felony battery with intent to commit a serious felony. In exchange, the lewd conduct with a child under 16 charge was dismissed.
The earlier case had been filed in 2025 as rape of a victim under 16 and lewd conduct with a child under 16. Zaugg was 21 at the time of the incident.
Judge Michael Whyte sentence
Whyte imposed the rider agreement, which allows Zaugg to serve up to one year in a correctional facility. After that, Whyte may place him on probation or order him to serve an underlying sentence of up to 14 years in prison.
The case involved a 15-year-old girl, and court records have been sealed. That leaves the sentencing outcome clear, but the factual record behind the original charges limited to what the court has released.
Idaho case record
The sentence resolves the plea agreement into a specific correctional placement and keeps the final outcome open until the rider period ends. For Zaugg, the immediate result is treatment and rehabilitation under retained jurisdiction, followed by a later decision that can still reach probation or prison.
