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Layton man sentenced to prison for domestic violence shooting

FARMINGTON — The judge and the prosecutor gave no credit to Aaron Gaitan for his request for leniency after he said he “never intended to murder anybody” during his surprise attack against his ex-girlfriend and her new date. Gaitan, 37, of Layton, suddenly appeared at the driver’s door ...

Ogden brewery bout: Becker beer branding dispute hits federal court

OGDEN — A great-granddaughter of the storied Becker brewery founder has gone to federal court to stop a modern craft brewer from using branding that evokes the history of the old business, which shut down in the 1960s. John Stephan Becker and his sons Gustav and Albert founded the brewery in ...

Clinton man pleads guilty in Ogden pedestrian’s shooting death

OGDEN — A 20-year-old Clinton man has pleaded guilty to reduced charges for his role in the robbery and shooting death of a pedestrian in Ogden last summer. Erik Orozco Sanches admitted in a plea bargain that he shot 59-year-old Clinton Burrows, who fought back as he was being robbed. Orozco ...

Woman agrees to plea bargain in Bountiful knife attacks

FARMINGTON — A Bountiful woman has pleaded guilty to felony charges stemming from a confrontation at a Bountiful trailhead that left four people with knife wounds, two of them injured seriously. Police arrested Mia Ruth Hansen, 20, four days after a July 30 confrontation at the parking lot ...

Layton man pleads guilty to trying to kill ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend

FARMINGTON — After agreeing to as plea bargain, a Layton man faces sentencing next month for pistol-whipping, shooting and seriously injuring his ex-girlfriend’s new date. Aaron Gaitan surprised the victims as they were sitting in a pickup truck in front of the woman’s house on Oct. 5, ...