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Ogden man admits robbing credit union; loot spent on gambling trip

SALT LAKE CITY — A 24-year-old Ogden man has pleaded guilty to robbing a credit union, admitting that he and others spent the loot gambling. Jesse James Perea agreed to a plea bargain in which the U.S. Attorney’s Office agreed to recommend that he be sentenced to 46 months in federal ...

Roy couple sentenced to probation after gun cache seized

Editor's note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported Jessica Lilley's first name and did not clearly describe the nature of the charge against her. SALT LAKE CITY — A Roy couple has been sentenced to five years of supervised release each after pleading guilty to illegally ...

Strangling, mugging, shootings: Ogden man pleads guilty

OGDEN — An Ogden man pleaded guilty on Thursday to reduced charges arising from an assault spree that included the shooting of a Plain City man. The Weber County Sheriff’s Office arrested Colton Shepard on Feb. 10, 2021. Probable cause statements said Shepard allegedly strangled a woman, ...

South Ogden officer says he shot suspect to save colleague’s life

SOUTH OGDEN — A South Ogden police officer said he shot a driver at the end of a low-speed chase because he thought the man was “trying to kill” a fellow officer who was throwing down tire-popping strips to stop the car. Officer Christopher Freestone’s account of his actions when ...

Former medical director wins ruling in Weber jail death lawsuit

OGDEN — A former Weber County Jail medical director has successfully defended himself against a civil suit that accuses various personnel of fault in the death of an inmate who was on suicide watch. Matthew Hall died in a local hospital after jumping head first to the floor in his jail cell ...

Animal torture suspect free pending trial to undergo psychiatric treatment

SALT LAKE CITY — A federal judge on Thursday ordered the release pending trial of a Woods Cross man undergoing mental health treatment after being charged with torturing and killing guinea pigs and posting videos of the acts online. U.S. Magistrate Daphne Oberg granted a defense attorney’s ...