POST FALLS, Idaho — The case against a man accused of destroying an unoccupied Post Falls home with an excavator will proceed.

Fred J. Kudrna IV, 29, is charged with felony burglary, malicious injury to property and operating a vehicle without the owner’s consent. He also faces a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence.

First District Judge Anna Eckhart determined that probable cause exists to bind the case over to the district court for trial. However, after a hearing Tuesday afternoon, she acknowledged what the state calls a “breadcrumb” case.

“This certainly is not the strongest preliminary hearing I have ever presided over,” Eckhart said.

The charges stem from the early hours of Nov. 11, when prosecutors said neighbors called 911 to report an excavator destroying a newl

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