Davis County Sheriff's Office

FARMINGTON — A convicted sex offender is waiting to take a polygraph test before his current felony case can proceed.

James Lee Ferguson, 30, who is serving six months in jail for an unrelated case, is charged with one count of sodomy on a child, two counts of rape of a child and three counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child, all first-degree felonies. He is also charged with two second-degree counts of sexual exploitation of a minor.

Ferguson appeared Thursday in 2nd District Court with his attorney, Bill Albright.

OGDEN — Ogden patrol officers were not required to wear protective body armor vests when they responded to a fierce Jan. 4 gun battle that left one lawman dead and five others wounded.

At the time of the shootout, police department policy only required officers to purchase vests through a federal grant reimbursement program but did not state anything about wearing them, said Ogden Police Chief Mike Ashment.

The policy was changed in January after the shooting to require all uniform, crime reduction, community policing and traffic officers to wear body armor, Ashment said.

WEST POINT — Residents in a West Point subdivision understand crime happens, but a rash of vehicle burglaries in one small area have them a little worried.

Davis County Sheriff’s Lt. Susan Poulsen said 16 vehicles at nine addresses within the subdivision just south of 300 North were burglarized over the weekend. One vehicle just north of 300 North was also burglarized.

Poulsen said the number of vehicles burglarized, all within that small of an area, and in a short period of time, makes this case unusual.

BOUNTIFUL — Police arrested two students who they said created explosions at Bountiful High School and near Millcreek Junior High School, resulting in both schools being locked down for about 90 minutes Wednesday.

The schools are about two blocks apart.

The two could also be charged in juvenile court following a review by the Davis County Attorney’s Office.

WOODS CROSS -- Facebook helped find the second man wanted in a computer store burglary, police say.

Brandon Rock Medell, 33, of Syracuse, was booked Wednesday into Davis County Jail on suspicion of burglary and criminal mischief. He is expected to be in court today.

FARMINGTON — Four men were charged on Friday with gang-related rioting after incidents in February at Davis County Jail.