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Former crime scene investigator pleads guilty to child sex offenses

FARMINGTON — A former crime scene investigator has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a preteen girl and secretly recording nude video of her. In return for the admissions, prosecutors have agreed to drop several other felony charges. Marc Swain, 49, of Ogden, pleaded guilty to sexual abuse ...

Roy man found guilty of shooting neighbor, dumping body in Ogden

OGDEN — A jury on Thursday found a 49-year-old Roy man guilty of shooting a neighbor to death and dumping his body in Ogden after the two quarreled over gambling proceeds. After about four hours of deliberations, the 2nd District Court panel convicted Daniel Lee Johnson of first-degree ...

Suspect in Kaysville DUI fatalities scheduled for trial

LAYTON — A judge has set a jury trial for a Bluffdale man accused of automobile homicide in the deaths of two people in a chain-reaction crash on Interstate 15 last year. Myron M. Barlow has been held without bail in the Davis County Jail since his arrest after the June 29, 2021, crash on ...

Jurors convict Morgan woman in burglary, shooting

OGDEN — A jury on Thursday found a 32-year-old Morgan woman guilty on all counts in a burglary and shooting at an Ogden home last year. Police arrested Mauren Wall on Jan. 12, 2021, after she allegedly entered a Brinker Avenue house without permission, was confronted by a woman who arrived ...

Man sentenced in Layton fatal drug robbery shooting

FARMINGTON — A man convicted in the fatal shooting of a Layton man over a bag of marijuana is headed to prison for 17 years to life. A jury on April 29 found Michael Jameel Hines, 31, guilty of first-degree murder in the March 12, 2020, death of Kannon Beesley, 18, who was shot in the chest ...

Cox appoints Westmoreland to 2nd District Juvenile Court in Ogden

SALT LAKE CITY — A veteran prosecutor and former military defense attorney was appointed Friday to a 2nd District Juvenile Court judgeship in Ogden. Gov. Spencer Cox named Rick Westmoreland to the post, an appointment that is subject to Utah Senate confirmation. Westmoreland will replace ...

Back to jail for man accused of supplying gun in Singh slaying

FARMINGTON — A Kaysville man accused of supplying the handgun that a teenager used to fatally shoot Ogden grocer Satnam Singh is back in jail after violating pretrial release conditions. At a June 10 hearing in U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City, Judge Cecilia Romero ordered Taydon Tailor ...

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 ...