Box Elder County Sheriff's Office

SALT LAKE CITY — Former Box Elder County Sheriff’s Deputy Scott R. Womack pleaded not guilty Wednesday to eight misdemeanor federal counts of depriving women of their rights.

The charges, announced earlier in the day by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, stem from incidents in which Womack is alleged to have had illicit contact with female motorists he stopped.

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SALT LAKE CITY — Former Box Elder County Sheriff’s Deputy Scott R. Womack was charged by federal prosecutors Wednesday with eight misdemeanor counts of deprivation of rights for alleged actions that occurred while he was on duty in 2010.

BRIGHAM CITY — A former Box Elder County sheriff’s deputy faces a felony and 11 misdemeanors, most having to do with allegations of misconduct in 2010.

WILLARD BAY -- Rescuers found three hunters in Willard Bay after a call for help on Saturday night.

One of them texted his wife to call 911, said Box Elder County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Kevin Potter. The hunter said that they were north of the north dike at the bay.

It was not clear why they needed 911, Potter said. No one was able to contact the hunters over the phone because cell phone reception is very poor that far out into the bay, he said.

But after at least two and a half hours of searching, a state helicopter spotted one of them about 10:30 p.m.

He led rescuers to the other two, who were alive. The three hunters' conditions were unknown as of late Saturday night.

Keith Russell Fridal, born Sept. 30, 1924, in Elwood, died Tuesday, May 24, 2011, in Tremonton. A viewing will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 26, at Rudd Funeral Home, 1234 S. Main, Garland. A viewing will also be held at 10 a.m. Friday, May 27, at the Elwood LDS Chapel, 4865 W. 9600 North. A funeral will follow at 11 a.m. Internment, Bear River City Cemetery. Military honors will be accorded. Condolences may be posted at ruddfuneralhome.com. See the complete obituary in the Standard-Examiner's e-edition.