The Utah Court of Appeals recently upheld the aggravated assault conviction arising out of an alleged domestic violence situation. The incident occurred in the spring of 2008 when officers were alerted to an argument between the defendant and his girlfriend. An off-duty officer responded to the call in his personal vehicle and spotted the man …
A federal jury recently convicted a 23-year-old Salt Lake City man in connection with the robbery of a Riverton Walmart store. Authorities say that the man worked with members of the Tongan Crip Gang who were previously convicted of this offense and other violent crimes. Two members of the Tongan Crip Gang allegedly tried to …
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An autistic and mentally-ill Utah man was recently ruled not guilty in his mother’s homicide by reason of insanity. Authorities say that the 23-year-old Bountiful man killed his mother and stuffed her body in the freezer of their Davis County home. The man then fled to Montana, where he was found a few days later. …
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A Salt Lake County father has been arrested after allegedly attempting to kill himself and his disabled adult son following a fight with his wife. Police say that the suicide attempt happened on Christmas Day and the man has been booked on attempted murder charges. “He was feeling overwhelmed,” the arresting police officer noted. “He …
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FBI agents and Salt Lake City police officers are now calling a pair of Utah bank robbers the ‘Honey Bun Bandits.’ Authorities say that the bank robbers recently hit a Zions Bank on 1420 S. 200 West and left a package which they claimed was a bomb. The bomb turned out to be a box …
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In yesterday’s post we discussed the gun charges facing a Salt Lake City teen who was allegedly involved in a gang-related fight. Three more Utah residents are facing weapons charges after allegedly shooting a 16-year-old male in a West Valley drug rip-off. Authorities say that three men, ages 19 to 28, were charged with aggravated …
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Salt Lake City police have arrested a young teenage girl in connection with a non-fatal shooting of another girl which occurred on Dec. 4. Authorities believe that the shooting arose out of a gang-related fight. The victim was another 14-year-old girl who suffered gunshot wounds to her lower back and buttocks. She was released from …
Well, let’s begin with the line of what sounds like a joke: A guy named Joey walks into a bar with a parrot on his shoulder, and he says, “Hey, guys, I just sold 300 pounds of marijuana and four pounds of cocaine to somebody I didn’t know in the parking lot, then I murdered …
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A vivid and emotional victim’s impact statement was not prejudicial to a burglar who was given the death penalty, according to the Supreme Court of Utah. The man was sentenced to the death penalty for his role in a pair of home invasions that occurred in September of 2004 with two accomplices. The three men …
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A Salt Lake City appeals court recently affirmed the life sentence of a Utah man for his conviction of aggravated kidnapping. The man appealed his sentence alleging that the judge abused his discretion in sentencing him to life without parole. The appeals court characterized the man’s life sentence as “troubling” because this harsh punishment is …
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