" You all need to get a life. None of you know what the F your talking about! "

" A person with first hand knowledge made the comment, "He was one more hit away from a double homicide." Yes, he needs to go to prison.

It should be mandatory for anyone that does that much damage to be sentenced to a mandatory minimum of 5 years. First offense, or not, plea bargains should not be an option, especially in domestic situations.
For him to get in his rig, drive away, -- with her phone, – leaving her in need of medical attention – in front of their child, watching and having to experience all this, -- should add another mandatory minimum of 5 more years.

His parental rights should be terminated and he should never be able to have any contact with their children, ever.

Guys like Zeb don’t change, period. This wasn’t his “first rodeo” and will not be the last. Eventually he will end up getting his arse beat by somebody or get shot in the process beating on someone else. It’s the law of averages. "

" Zeb Lanham is a miserable excuse for a human being. He once asked a friend of mine who was in a wheelchair if she was "just to f*&%ing lazy to walk". For the record she has Rheumatoid Arthritis and is quite ill. We were in Las Vegas at the Gold Coast at the time. She left in tears, and to make matters worse no cabs would take her because they weren't "handicap accessible". This man does not have a compassionate bone in his body and should be allowed nowhere near his children or decent society for that matter. I would love to be allowed to testify as a character witness against him. This man deserves to be in prison for life. How can anyone honestly and consiencously defend a man who would beat a woman who is pregnant with his child? And in front of his son? Take a look at the list of incidents R refers to. I could add many to that...hardly any of them fair fights. And Payette alum...you may personally know Kim and obviously dislike her, but no one deserves to be hit or "drives" anyone to cause this kind of bodily harm to another. How would you feel if this woman who was beaten were your sister, daughter, or friend? It sounds to me like you are the one who needs to grow up and realize that this wasn't a little high school sweetheart spat, this was a FELONY. "

" WEll said "R" !!!!!!!! "

" Wake Up..you really need to...You say he lived with you sometimes, which if this is who I think it is, you have a son that is a traveling partner of Zeb. Who are you defending, Zeb, or your son? Zeb and two others were beating up someone outside the bar at Pendleton rodeo. Was one of the little gang bangers your son? Him and another man were beating up a guy outside the yacht club in McCall, and my nephew tossed the other one off to the side and stepped in to stop Zeb and he took off running, like the punk he is, when he had to face some one alone. Was your son the other one? You said you never saw a mean bone in his body, but he's been doing crap for years. It's hard to imagine you not knowing about the guy whos jaw he broke, got sued and lost, or the gal he broke a beer bottle over her head, or him and his brothers going to the high school in horseshoe bend after he was not in high school and beating up a high school kid, or the guy in sweet that him and his buddy Jarrod broke the ankle on. These were not all under the influence of alcohol, and even then, alcohol does not make someone do these things. It only brings out what was already inside, and since he should know that it does it to him, he should have quit a long time ago. He chose to drink every time he tips it up. Many people drink without acting like that. Its mothers like you burying their heads in the sand and pretending their little angel couldn't have done anything wrong and everyone else must be lying, that helps young men like this go further and further down this path, because they get the idea mom will fix everything! And then the dang lazy prosecutors that plea bargain everything away to nothing rather than make the effort to convict these little POS's, and the liberal judges that go along with it and just slap their wrists, exacerbates the problem. YOU are the one, Wake up, that needs to wake up! A lot of little bull riders are acting like this now, and they are an embarrassment to old bull riders that even while rowdy, had some honor. "

" Kim, Don't listen to these people. It sounds like to me that he is a little boy who was never told NO!When he doesn't get his way he thinks beating on someone makes him a man.Beating on woman and seniors makes him a COWARD!!!!! "

" Kim, don't ever feel you need to respond to any judgmental, gossiping, opinionated know it alls in this or any other community. There are a couple of people here who know the truth. It is not up to anyone else to speculate. "

" Was this the first time he hit you? I think more people are pushed over the edge by words than by being hit by someone else. Im not sticking up for this scum in anyway. I am sorry for you but even more so your son who had no choice to leave on his own accord. "

" To all of you who seem to think you know what happened that night. I have never hit Zeb or anyone in my whole life. Let me just tell you I was the one that was knocked out by the first punch and woke up standing in my bathroom bleeding not knowing what just happened to me. Then I asked to be taken to the hospital because I was in so much pain and he told me no that I was fine as he grabed a bag of ice out of my freezer holding it on my face. Then him taking my cell phone and car keys when he left so my fifteen month old son or I could not get any help and he knew I was five months pregnant with our little girl. And yes I have a broken check bone, my lip muscle was detached, a concusion, and bleeding on my brain. So believe what you want none of you were there and unfortunately My son and I were both there and we will remember it for the rest of our lifes. "

" Oh, she drove him to it. There's no doubt in my mind. She's not an easy person. But, the fact is, HITTING NEVER SOLVES THE PROBLEM. This whole inability to behave like adults is the reason we have to operate domestic violence shelters and why the courts have to get involved in family disputes. If the judge takes this seriously, as he should, Lanham WILL be required to go through anger management classes. He WILL spend time in prison. Upon release, he WILL have extended probation. And he WILL NOT be allowed access to Kim or her children. This is not the first case of this kind in Payette County and it won't be the last, but it is time for an example to be set.Young people need to be shown that there are other ways to let off steam besides pounding on each other. "

" Ok, we don't "have the whole story"... which means, what, she deserved it? Like he's a good guy, but she just wouldn't shut up. Is that what you mean? Maybe I'm missing something, but enough people have the whole story and they're called the Judge, prosecutor, defense attorney. They made a decision based on their insight into the whole story.

C'mon, you can't seriously be that stupid. Do you really think there's some little fact that will make us think: "oh, well, then it was alright". "

" To A

Great response You hit the proverbial nail on the head I, agree with you 100%, and I could not have phrased it any better. "

" To Wake-Up----

I wish with every part of me that YOU were the one Zeb beat. Then maybe you would realize what kind of POS he really is. Its people like you who should be shunned from this world. He is an embarrasment to the whold field of rodeo.
You must have no idea and literally not care what he has done to Kimmie, her family, and most important their 2 kids together. I know Kimmie and her family very very well and my thoughts and prayers go out to them.

Of course he will get a slap on the hand and sent to some classes then he will be free to terrorize her or another girl somewhere else AGAIN!!!
put this ****bag in prison and let them beat his *** and sotomize him a couple times........bet you anything that will straighten him right out! lol.

Or, we could even do this........ how about i give him a running start....hell even 50 feet......he will have his legs tied together along with his arms......and have no weapons at all...... i bet you i could still get a perfect shot in the head from 300 feet. BULLSEYE! "

" Wake up?? Seriously, is that what you are telling people to do that are upset over this girl getting her face bashed in? You might want to sit back and take a breath yourself young lady. Ill bet if that was one of your daughters you might not be so quick to tell people to back off. I think even you called it "unforgivable" People dont like it when men knock women around, let alone send them to the hospital. There venting, in the manner they should be! "

" Don't bring alcohol into the sitution, he was sober when he took his first drink and was well aware of the dangers of alcohol (yet another reason alcohol should be banned and pot legalized, worst a pot head would do is eat all your doritos and beg you to drive to the store for soda). I drank alot in my younger years, and I was never even in a single fist fight at a bar, I never ran my mouth, drove around town drunk, or broke my girlfriend's face. So to say that alcohol was a factor is just a scape goat for what this man really is. Yes, everyone makes mistakes, but this isn't a mistake. A mistake is backing into your neighbors mailbox, not bashing someone's face in.

You may have never seen a mean bone in his body, but he sure didn't hesitate to break the bones in his girlfriends face. Don't defend a POS like this man just because you know him. Obviously, you didn't know him as well as you thought. And it's a known fact that a man that is coward enough to beat on a woman is always the ideal husband/boyfriend in public...it's what happens behind closed doors that shows their true character, or lack of in this case.

You say we don't have the entire story, well we don't need it. Unless his girlfriend came at him with a weapon that endangered his well-being or life, then there is NO EXCUSE for what he did. "

" You all need to wake up out there!!!! Do you have the whole story or just what the newspaper is writing??? Did you see all the police reports or were you in the hearing room??? What Zeb did is extremely unforgiviable!!!! But I know this kid. He has lived with my family on and off during rodeo season. I have never in my life seen a mean bone in his body. Thats what alcohol can do to people. We have all made our fair share of mistakes and we have learned. Hopefully he will learn!! And yes I do have children and yes I do have girls!!! "

" They can't put him in prison, where he belongs. The space is filled with people who got caught with a little marijuana, didn't pay a traffic fine, or some other BS thing that wasn't a big deal.

I like the idea of someone twice his size beating his arse, but now, since he is a criminal, he has more rights than the law abidding citzens do. Welcome to America, isn't it sad what it is coming to. "

" I agree with disgusted. A fellow I knew had to go to anger management as a result of a felony assault charge. He laughed about it. It was an evening class at BSU, and he said all they did was sit around and discuss politics, until he had attended the prescribed amount of hours of class. It was a joke. Put Zeb in the state pen where he belongs judge and refuse the plea bargain. Of course Lee would say it is fitting. He is Zebs' attorney. I'd be embarrassed to represent a guy like that. He's an embarressment to old cowboys that used to be a little rowdy. They weren't little gang bangers like his record shows, and didnt purposely maime people. What a little dirtbag! "

" This waste of skin violently beat a woman half his size, and has a history of violent incidents in the past. Now he will go to "counseling" and serve probation? I've seen some of the local court assigned counseling sessions first hand and they are a joke! They will do nothing to change this disturbed and violent person! This danger to society should be incarcirated in the state pen for a long while! He's lucky it wasn't my daughter he beat, or he'd be so scared that he would be begging to be sent to prison.Men that beat women and chidren should be purged fron our society by any means possible! "

" Lalalalala...he goes through a rehab and education program (anger management?) then the judge will decide whether he goes to prison or is placed on probation. I didn't read anything about the part where the judge brings in a man at least 50 pounds larger than the defendant who proceeds to knock the defendant around and cause traumatic injury to his face. This bum deserves a taste of his own cruelty. "