POCATELLO — A 22-year-old local man is facing a felony charge after police say he pawned a pair of unique shamrock rodeo chaps belonging to his brother without permission to help fund a trip to audition for a reality TV show.

Collin J. Williams, 22, of Pocatello, is charged with one count of burglary and one count of petit theft, according to police and court records the Idaho State Journal recently obtained.

The investigation began July 15, when Williams’ brother filed an online report with Pocatello police alleging Williams had taken a bag of rodeo gear worth about $850 from his vehicle in a Walgreens parking lot the previous May, according to court records.

Police said the brother had made several attempts to get Williams to return the items, and that during one exchange, Williams threatened to kill him if he touched the bag, court records state.

While investigating, police searched a pawn shop database and found that Williams had pawned a pair of black and brown leather chaps with a distinctive shamrock design at a Pocatello store in January 2025, according to court records.

The brother told police he had let Williams borrow the chaps but never gave him permission to sell them, and that he valued the chaps at about $250, court records state.

Police said Williams initially told his brother the chaps had been stolen, but he later admitted to pawning them for about $150. Williams claimed his father had given him permission to sell the chaps, though both the brother and father deny that claim, court records show.

Williams was arrested Aug. 2 in Lava Hot Springs and transported to the Bannock County Jail, where he admitted to threatening his brother and told police he pawned the chaps to help fund a trip to Texas to try out for a reality television show, according to court records.

Williams appeared before 6th District Magistrate Judge Aaron N. Thompson for an arraignment hearing via video conference from the Bannock County Jail Monday, where his bond was set at $1,000. He posted bond Tuesday and was released from jail.

Williams is scheduled to appear in court again Aug. 12 for a preliminary hearing. Prosecutors will attempt to present sufficient evidence to elevate the case from magistrate to district court for trial.

Under Idaho law, burglary is defined as entering any building, in this case the pawn shop, with the intent to commit theft or any felony inside, regardless of whether force was used to gain access or the specific monetary value of the items involved.

That distinction means Williams faces a felony charge over the chaps despite their $250 value falling well below the $1,000 threshold that would elevate a theft charge from a misdemeanor to felony grand theft.

If convicted of felony burglary, Williams faces no less than one and up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $50,000. He also faces up to one year in jail and a fine of up to $1,000 if convicted of the petit theft charge.