violent crimes

Utah Roulette: Reckless Manslaughter vs. Depraved Homicide

A Utah appeals court recently rejected the appeal of Brad R. Ricks, a man convicted of homicide after killing a drinking buddy. The Pissing Match Turns Deadly Brad Ricks and his friend Maurice Lee were drinking together one evening in 2009. The two men started what Ricks characterized as a “pissing match about who had …

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Utah man sentenced to a year in jail on domestic violence charge

A 33-year-old Utah man will spend the next 129 days in jail after pleading guilty to beating his wife in front of their children. The man has been in jail since early January after authorities arrested him for felony aggravated assault and domestic violence in the presence of a child. The Salt Lake Tribune reports …

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Davis County man found not guilty of homicide due to insanity

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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Court: gas station assault and rape were not a “single criminal episode”

A Utah man recently lost his appeal of his aggravated sexual assault convictions. The man’s convictions stem from an interaction he had with his live-in girlfriend one summer after a heavy day of drinking. The couple reportedly spent the day and evening drinking vodka and then got into the shower together at their home. The …

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Salt Lake County father arrested after suicide attempt

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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