SALT LAKE CITY -- Federal prosecutors expect a second man charged for damaging a mink farm will enter a guilty plea Friday.
Alex Jason Hall, 21, of Ogden, has a change of plea hearing set at 2:30 p.m. Friday before U.S. District Court Judge Dee Benson.
According to the federal court electronic docket, a four-day trial was set to begin April 12. It has been canceled.
Hall is being held in Davis County Jail on a federal warrant.
Hall is charged with two counts of damaging and interfering with animal enterprises in connection with an attack on the McMillin mink farm in South Jordan on Aug. 19, 2008, and a mink farm in Hyrum on Oct. 19, 2008.
William James Viehl, 23, of Layton, is serving two years in a federal prison after pleading guilty to one count of damaging and interfering with animal enterprises in connection with the attack on the McMillin mink farm.
Benson could have sentenced Viehl to serve up to five years in a federal prison.
The presentence report recommended that Viehl serve six months in a federal prison, receiving credit for the time he already had served in Davis County Jail.
Benson chose to sentence Viehl to serve two years, stating that Viehl's actions at the mink farm amounted to terrorism.
Updated 11:42 p.m.
2nd suspect in mink farm damage expected to plead guilty
SALT LAKE CITY -- Federal prosecutors expect a second man charged for damaging a mink farm will enter a guilty plea on Friday.
Alex Jason Hall, 21, of Ogden, has a change of plea hearing set at 2:30 p.m. Friday before U.S. District Court Judge Dee Benson.
According to the federal court electronic docket, a four-day trial was set to begin on April 12. It has been canceled.
Hall is being held in the Davis County Jail on a federal warrant.
Hall is charged with two counts of damaging and interfering with animal enterprises in connection with an attack of the McMillin mink farm in South Jordan on Aug. 19, 2008, and with a mink farm in Hyrum on Oct. 19, 2008.
William James Viehl, 23, of Layton, is serving two years in a federal prison after pleading guilty to one count of damaging and interfering with animal enterprises in connection with the attack of the McMillin mink farm.
Benson could have sentenced Viehl to serve up to five years in a federal prison. The pre-sentence report had recommended that Viehl serve six months in a federal prison, receiving credit for the time he had already served in Davis County Jail.
Benson chose to sentence Viehl to serve two years, stating that Viehl's actions at the mink farm amounted to terrorism.
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