Prosecutor threat case advances to district court

BONNERS FERRY — The case of a local woman charged with threatening the Bonners Ferry city prosecutor has advanced to district court.  

JaMisha Nevarez, 47, locally known as Misha Nuamann-Davis, formerly the CEO at the Senior Hospital Center, is facing a felony charge for alleged threats against the city prosecutor, Andrakay Pluid. 

Due to Pluid being the alleged victim, Sarah Hyde, Bonner County deputy prosecutor, has taken over handling the case.  

While Pluid was prosecuting two misdemeanor cases against Nevarez, alleged threats were made toward Pluid and her children when Nevarez came in for drug testing on June 26 at the Boundary County Probation Office at the county annex.  

At the July 11 preliminary hearing, Boundary County probation staff were called to testify.  

As part of Nevarez’s conditions for release on misdemeanor charges of trespassing and resisting arrest, she is required to undergo drug and alcohol testing six times a month.  

When providing testimony, April Isaac, unsupervised probation officer, recalled her previous interactions with Nevarez. When talking over the phone before testing on June 24, Isaac said Nevarez seemed upset and claimed people were out to get her before coming in for testing.  

Isaac noted that at the time of testing, Nevarez made claims that Pluid could hear her through the camera.  

The behavior escalation and Isaac reported that Nevarez became more “erratic.” Isaac notified Alisa Walker, director and chief probation officer, of the behavior. 

When Nevarez came in for testing on June 26, Isaac testified she was upset she had to pay for it, as her request for court financing had been denied, Isaac said. Nevarez left the building and returned three times as she went to get payment.  

Officials watched Nevarez leave the building and become more frustrated. At one point she allegedly kicked the door of the annex. Walker said she did not allow entrance to Nevarez until she calmed down. Nevarez ended up sitting on a seat outside of the office until she was allowed to enter.  

During this time Isaac turned on the recorder and Nevarez's alleged threats were recorded. Isaac said she did not recall exactly what the threats were, since she had not reviewed the recording, but that she believed her own safety was at risk and that the threats were credible.  

Walker testified that Nevarez made statements that were concerning and violent against Pluid. She then approached Pluid with the statements allegedly made by Nevarez. 

Pluid took the stand and summarized her interactions with Nevarez, which started in the summer of 2023. Nevarez had called her office upset about a 2020 incident that was not prosecuted. The incident took place prior to Pluid taking the role of prosecutor and the statute of limitations had passed.  

Pluid reminded the court that on June 14 arraignment for a previous misdemeanor offense before Magistrate Judge Timothy Van Valin, Nevarez said “there was a special place in hell [for Pluid].”  

Pluid alleged that Nevarez made statements about her minor daughters being raped and trafficked, that she is a corrupt prosecutor and wanted to “rip her face off" and “mow her down”. 

“My interpretation of [the statement 'mow her down' would be to kill someone with gun fire,” Pluid said. “I have been a prosecutor for a number of years and am afraid for my safety.” 

Pluid noted that her home address, vehicle and place of work are known to Nevarez. She added that Nevarez’s behavior has been unpredictable of late.  

Pluid said the threats are credible and that Nevarez had reached out to the Boundary County sheriff and promised to leave the county if her former cases were dismissed.  

She said prior to the statement from Walker, Nevarez’s dislike for her did not affect her ability to try the cases, but now because of these alleged specific acts of violence, her ability to fulfill her duty of prosecutor has been impacted.  

Kootenai County Magistrate Judge Tristan Poorman found probable cause for the case, which now moves to the district court under District Judge Susie Jensen. An arraignment is scheduled for Aug. 1, where a motion to release Neveraz will be heard.  

A felony conviction of threats against an elected official can result in five years in prison.