Suspect arrested on child porn charges

pchallis — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:08:01 +0000

OGDEN -- Jason Knudsen, 33, was arrested late Thursday on suspicion of possessing child pornography.

US faces tough fight in cash smuggling crackdown

pyr8bwoy — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:34:00 +0000

WASHINGTON — Jeanette Barraza-Galindo conspicuously left her bags of teddy bears and throw pillows on a bus during an inspection at the Texas-Mexico border — and professed ignorance about the $277,556 officers found hidden inside. The bags were handed to her at a bus station, gifts to be given to a child upon her return to Mexico, she told investigators.

Utah murder suspect to remain in Nevada jail

ahowell — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:13:40 +0000

ELKO, Nev. — A 24-year-old man suspected of killing a Utah couple during a crime spree in December will remain in jail in Nevada for at least two more months.

Police offer class about sex offenders

pchallis — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:30:01 +0000

SOUTH OGDEN -- The South Ogden Police Department is holding an informational session about sex offenders on March 1.

Millerberg files for divorce, faces new charge

pchallis — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:34:01 +0000

OGDEN -- Dea Millerberg has filed for divorce from Eric Millerberg, charged with homicide in the death of the couple's baby sitter.

Gag order sought in Stewart case

pchallis — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:32:33 +0000

OGDEN -- Prosecutors have requested a gag order be issued in the case of Matthew David Stewart, who faces the death penalty over a Jan. 4 shootout with police.

Related Davis County child-porn suspects plead not guilty

pchallis — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:23:01 +0000

FARMINGTON -- An uncle and his nephew each entered not guilty pleas to felony charges related to child pornography.

Competency test ordered for suspect in Centerville shooting

pchallis — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:23:11 +0000

FARMINGTON -- A judge has ordered a mental competency evaluation to be done for a woman who police say had a role in the shooting of her neighbor.

Prosecutors protest MacKay's freedom

pchallis — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:21:01 +0000

SALT LAKE CITY -- Federal prosecutors have filed their objections to Dewey MacKay's bid before the 10th Circuit of Appeals in Denver to stay out of prison while he appeals his drug-dealing conviction.

Embattled dispatcher says Powell case has been a 'nightmare'

ahowell — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:14:01 +0000

SEATTLE -- The dispatcher who took a much-criticized 911 call from a social worker trying to alert authorities to danger at Josh Powell's house before he killed himself and his children says the case has been "a nightmare."

3 killed in bizarre standoff at RV park

ahowell — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:04:02 +0000

DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla.

Police arrest owner of Roy home where body was found

ahowell — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:40:01 +0000

ROY — The woman who owns the house where a body was found Thursday has been booked in Weber County Jail.

Sarah Nichole Munn, 31, of Roy, faces one count of second-degree felony obstructing justice and is being held in lieu of $10,000 bail.

Weber County Attorney Dee Smith said his office is reviewing the case before filing formal charges in 2nd District Court in Ogden.

Body found in Roy backyard

pchallis — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:30:18 +0000

ROY -- Under a gloomy, slate-colored sky, police made the grim discovery Thursday of a body buried in the backyard of a Roy residence.

Man wanted for abuse of woman

mpiper — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:23:52 +0000

SYRACUSE — Jay Wilson, 66, has a warrant out for his arrest for sexually abusing and groping a woman.

He was charged with forcible sodomy, forcible sexual abuse and sexual battery in 2nd District Court on Thursday. A warrant for Wilson’s arrest was filed the same day.

Alleged child sex abuser now faces kidnapping charge

mpiper — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:12:33 +0000

OGDEN — A man already charged with sexually abusing a child now faces a child kidnapping charge as well.

Christopher Doutre, 26, was charged with attempted child kidnapping, a first-degree felony, in 2nd District Court on Thursday.

Man charged with abusing young girl

mpiper — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:10:14 +0000

OGDEN — Matthew Gustafson, 19, was charged Thursday with sexually abusing a young girl.

Two charges of the forcible sexual abuse of a child were filed in 2nd District Court against the Ogden man.

Gustafson was at the home of a 9-year-old girl last Christmas when he touched her private area over the top of her clothing, according to a probable cause affidavit. The girl told her parents what happened after he left.

Prison terms beckon for man convicted of raping girl

cpomerleau — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:06:06 +0000

OGDEN -- A former Ogden man has been sentenced to consecutive 15 years-to-life terms in Utah State Prison for extended sexual abuse of a young girl.

Mogul, facing trial, adopts girlfriend

ahowell — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:11:01 +0000

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The story already had people's attention: A multimillionaire polo magnate was accused of causing a drunken-driving wreck that killed a young man. But now, with his criminal trial approaching, a strange twist has raised even more eyebrows: He has adopted his 42-year-old girlfriend.

Police search finds body at Roy home

bbingham — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:25:17 +0000

ROY — Layton police confirmed this afternoon a body has been found at a Roy home.

Social worker says Josh Powell told son he had 'surprise'

ahowell — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:17:01 +0000

SEATTLE — The Washington state social worker who was supposed to supervise a visit between Josh Powell and his young sons says Powell told his oldest boy he had a "surprise" for him moments before attacking and killing the children.