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 Utah prosecutor was entitled to use “other crimes evidence” to show a defendant’s motive, a Utah appeals court said. The defendant was convicted of solicitation to commit aggravated murder. The prosecution alleged that the defendant, who was incarcerated, attempted to get a prison-buddy to murder a woman who was a former romantic interest. During …
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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 66-year-old trucker recently pleaded guilty to capital murder charges in connection with the homicide of a 24-year-old woman whose remains were found in Millard County, Utah. The trucker was originally charged with capital murder in Utah, but those charges were dismissed in favor of capital murder charges brought in Texas. The trucker was charged …
In our last post we discussed the case of one 16-year-old Clearfield girl who hosted a “Project X” party while her parents were out of town. Project X is a new movie about a teen who throws a wild party to become popular. Like the party in the film, the Clearfield party got out of …
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A “Project X” party in Clearfield went horribly wrong last weekend when gunfire erupted at a teen’s house. Project X is a movie that was released at the beginning of the month about a teen who throws a wild party when his parents leave town in order to become popular. In the movie, the party …