BOISE, Idaho — A bus driver contracted with the Boise School District has been arrested on several felony sex crime charges.
The Ada County Sheriff's Office released that on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m., ACSO patrol deputies and Special Victims Unit detectives arrested 29-year-old Kayden Peterson.
Peterson was arrested on an active arrest warrant for four felonies, including Sexual Battery of a Minor Child Sixteen or Seventeen Years of Age, Sexual Abuse of a Child Under the Age of Sixteen Years and two counts of Lewd Conduct with a Minor Under Sixteen.
He was booked into Ada County Jail.
ACSO said that Peterson was employed as a bus driver for a contracted provider serving the Boise School District.
Peterson knew the victim in a connection unrelated to his employment, ACSO said.
The Boise School District reportedly notified Durham School Services that Peterson is no longer permitted to work under their contract.
The ACSO asks anyone with additional information regarding the suspect or case to contact Ada County Dispatch at 208-377-6790 or to email acsotips@adacounty.id.gov.
No additional details will be released at this time due to the nature of the case, ACSO said.
"The Ada County Sheriff’s Office appreciates the cooperation of the Boise School District during this investigation," ACSO said, "Their partnership helped support deputies’ efforts to promptly and safely make the arrest."
The Boise School District and Durham School Services have identified the routes Peterson drove between March 27 and April 7, 2026:
Thursday, March 27
- PM Route 678 — Mountain View Elementary, Lowell Elementary
- Bus monitor assigned: Yes
Monday, March 30
- AM Route 713 — Hillside Junior High, Boise High School, Lincoln Early Learning Center
- PM Route 713 — Lowell Elementary (early release), Hillside Junior High, Whittier Elementary
- Bus monitor assigned: Yes
Tuesday, March 31
- AM Route 713 — Hillside Junior High, Boise High School, Lincoln Early Learning Center
- PM Route 713 — Lowell Elementary (early release), Hillside Junior High, Whittier Elementary
- Bus monitor assigned: Yes
- Activity Trip — Highlands Elementary to Boise Art Museum
- Bus monitor assigned: Yes
Wednesday, April 1
- AM Route 713 — Hillside Junior High, Boise High School, Lincoln Early Learning Center
- Midday Route 587 — Owyhee Early Learning Center
- Bus monitor assigned: Yes
- PM Route 631 — Riverglen Junior High, Koelsch Elementary
- Bus monitor assigned: No
Thursday, April 2
- AM Route 631 — Riverglen Junior High, Capital High School, Koelsch Elementary, Morley Nelson Elementary
- Bus monitor assigned: Yes (Riverglen/Capital Only)
- PM Route 631 — Riverglen Junior High, Koelsch Elementary
- Bus monitor assigned: No
- Activity Trip — Les Bois Junior High volleyball transportation (Riverglen to Les Bois)
- Bus monitor assigned: Yes
Friday, April 3
- AM Route 631 — Riverglen Junior High, Capital High School, Koelsch Elementary, Morley Nelson Elementary
- Bus monitor assigned: Yes (Riverglen/Capital Only)
- PM Route 709 — Treasure Valley Math & Science Center to Hillside Junior High, Taft Elementary, Lincoln Early Learning Center
- Bus monitor assigned: Yes (Hillside/Taft Only)
Monday, April 6
- AM Route 631 — Riverglen Junior High, Capital High School, Koelsch Elementary, Morley Nelson Elementary
- Bus monitor assigned: Yes (Riverglen/Capital Only)
- PM Route 604 — Taft Elementary, Whittier Elementary
- Bus monitor assigned: No
Tuesday, April 7
- AM Route 635 — West Junior High, Frank Church High School, Maple Grove Elementary
- PM Route 631 — Riverglen Junior High, Koelsch Elementary
- Bus monitor assigned: Yes
If your student rode one of these routes and you have information you believe may be important to share, the Boise School District encourages you to contact the Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children Unit at 1-800-843-5678.
